A frank talk.

Before we left for Melbourne on Monday, Craig and I had a frank talk about the difference between an on-the-go project and an on-the-road project. He didn't pull any punches. Our trip was quickly planned, and there wasn't much time for packing. I scurried through the house hastily throwing things in my suitcase. Craig was eyeing up what I was doing.

"Did you just pack a quilting project?" he asked.
"Yes. I'll have time to sew in the truck."
He adamantly replied, "no. Don't bring that."
"What?!"
"Don't bring that."
I was dumbfounded. Why did he care?
"March downstairs and get yourself some crochet. You can crochet in the truck. You get really grumpy when you try to quilt on the road. Fabric flies everywhere. You can't cut things properly. You loose a needle in the seat where it remains stabbing me for the next five years of my life."
I had to concede that he was right.

I'd stockpiled some cheap, bright yarn at Spotlight a few months ago and decided to put it to use. I had no plans for it, so I turned to Ravelry until something took my fancy.  Agnes Russell's Hooded Cable Sweater looked like a great project for learning ribbed and cable crochet. I love crocheting and had no idea that cables were both possible and easy. I spent a large portion of my passenger time working on the sleeves and the start of the body for a little sweater. The pattern is clear, and there are a lot of great examples of it worked up on Ravelry. You can also find it via FreePatterns.

I have a lot of patchwork projects on-the-go; but if you see me out and about in Australia, I'll have this crochet with me. Why? Because it makes me Craig less grumpy...