Yes I know, it's been a while, but things happen and it certainly did to me!!  I travelled quite a bit the past few months.  I went from Uruguay to Portland, Oregon and back to Tierra del Fuego on the southern tip of Argentina.  Naturally I went shopping for yarn while in Portland and came across so many beautiful yarn.  I bought enough to knit a pair of hunting socks, 2 more pairs of socks, a hat, some beautiful leg warmers and a sweater for my sister.  Basically my bag was half filled with yarn!!  Unfortunately this story does not have a good ending.  My bag got lost by the airlines, apparently in this day and age with trackers and scans, etc, my bag is nowhere to be found.  I'm heartbroken, not only about the beautiful lace underwear, but because of my yarn.  Months of planning and finding patterns to knit, went down the drain.   I started my hat and luckily decided to keep it with me as I had plenty of time to knit at the airport while waiting for the connecting flights and this is how far I got.  Now, of course, I need the other ball of yarn!!  This pattern is beautiful and you can find it here.  Hopefully you will see the end product soon.


The other project on my needles are these wonderful leg warmers.  Yes, the leg warmer has changed quite a bit since I started wearing them in the 80's ;-).  I replaced my lost yarn with this wonderful 3 ply 100% merino from Abuelita yarns in Uruguay, on my way to Tierra del Fuego.  This yarn is so soft and lovely to knit with and I cannot wait for winter to test them out! You can find this pattern here.



And this is when you are really desperate for knitting at the airport and there is nobody around to hold your yarn while you are winding it up.  Another use for a suitcase!!




Till next time, happy knitting.....