Watercolor on the road

Sometimes when I travel, I take art supplies with me, and sometimes when I do, I find time to use them.  Last week I was in Philadelphia for a meeting, and I took watercolor supplies with me. 

Lots of greens and blues.  The bottom row of trees and mountains are for Father's Day cards.

Cats and yarn

A week or two ago, I ate an a French Bakery and Diner called Amelie's.  It was across the street from my hotel in Charlotte.  There were a row of tables against a wall - the back seats for benches below lots of these needlepointed images.  They were padded and hung - and I assume they were  meant to be cushions for the people sitting on the benches to lean against.  

I was sitting in a chair facing this one.  She's a woman who is knitting - or winding yarn - I'm not sure which, but look at her expression. Doesn't she look like she wants to send the kitten into the next state - or at least room?

Kittens / cats and yarn.  It's why I don't knit very often near our cat.  They just can't resist playing with yarn.  And how fun that a needlepoint artist captured that feeling in a piece.

On the Needles: Dupont Circle Scarf

I've started on a new project. using the yarn to the right.  This is yarn from Fibrespace in Alexandria, VA - a great yarn store.  The yarn is from Neighborhood Fiber Company - it is Studio Worsted in the colorway Dupont Circle.   A nice black and pink.

I'm knitting a scarf (what else is new?).  It is 42 stitches across, and I'm knitting it in Farrow Rib - a simple K-K-P pattern.  I'm using size 7 Knitpicks wood circular (exchangeable) needles.

I've mentioned before that I like knitting scarves because I often knit in movies - I can knit scarves easily in the dark.

This week (and last week) I've been attending the United Methodist General Conference as a reserve delegate.  This is a lot of sitting and listening, and some of that time, mindless knitting is great. 

I enjoy watching yarn like this pool and pattern as I knit.  Three pictures below:

Scarf beginnings in the car on the way to the Conference

Scarf draped over the handle of my wheelie bag at Conference.

Scarf as it is today.
See the pattern developing?