Road Trip Knitting

With the goal of visiting a place where we could see the totality of the eclipse this week, my family took our first road trip. 

We went all in: 5 national parks, 2 national monuments, 5 states, 16 days and 4000 miles traveled.

We began in North Dakota at Theodore Roosevelt Park.

Since we were in the car so much, I had tons of time for knitting. 

I was able to start and finish a vest, inspired by the fluffy clouds in the big sky

The other knitting project I brought along didn't get quite finished, but I made some serious headway on it. 

I had the book Yokes by Kate Davies, and it was hard to choose one pattern. I love everything in the book, and I will probably knit more as the years pass. 

I settled on Cockatoo Brae, which is the cover pattern. (photo from the book)

I dug through my stash and found some colors I liked. 

 As we traveled around, I realized that I was seeing all the colors of my yarn in the gorgeous landscape around us.

The lichen, the fauna, the water, the woods, it was all represented in my palate. 

We had a marvelous time, despite the odd 35 degree night, or swarms of flies in the outhouses. 

I can't wait to finish up this sweater, and be reminded of our travels.

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