Knit One, Panic Two...

Ok, so we leave for our "Family Trip" in less than a week. And I am trying to get it all ready & done & packed & good-to-go...without succumbing to the usual pre-travel panic. Good luck to me!

I haven 't posted in a loooooong time. Just never seems to be time to blog. I don't know how serious bloggers do it. I'm too busy living to sit down & type about living.

I also don't know how people travel with children. One of my in-laws has 4 kids--and they fly all over the world with their children. Like it's no big deal. Hello?!?!?! It's a HUGE deal for me. And we're not even flying!

In a mere 4 days, we leave, in our oh-so-loaded minivan to drive across 3 States for a "Family Reunion." My husband's family will ALL be there--and we're going to join the gang for 5 days of mayhem. It will take us two days to get there--kids need a lot of potty stops.

And the worst part is that all I can think about is "What knitting project should I take along???" Granted, it's unlikely I'll have time to sit & knit & wow my in-laws with my knitting prowess....at most I may get a few rows knit here & there in the van, while we drive through city traffic from one far away destination to another far away destination.

But I can't help it--my knitting is my touchstone. It's like a childhood blankie or favorite stuffed animal....having a knitting project soothes me. It keeps my hands busy & my head occupied. It passes the time & keeps me from feeling panicky & overwhelmed. Some people do yoga to soothe stress. I create stuff....I knit.

Plus I find it gratifying to knit in front of people. I find my confidence in my own knitting surges greatly when I "show off" my skills to others. Non-knitters are fascinated by we who knit. They'll watch from across the room, awestruck by the almost-hypnotic, fast motions of the needles as they dance with the yarn. They'll sidle closer, just to "get a better look." And to a person, they will ALL remark, "Wow....that's awesome--I wish I could do that!" To which I always reply--"You can! It's not as hard as it looks!"

So I will need that project with me. Even if it's just some scrap yarn, some old needles & my trusty Easy Square pattern. I will make squares like no tomorrow if need be. I will fill bags with squares. Squares that may never see the light of day again once I am home. Fine. So be it. Just give me something to DO to make my loooooong journey with the in-laws pass a little faster.

Knit one, Purl two, Smile three.................and Keep Crafting!