And so it begins...

"There is practically no activity that cannot be enhanced or replaced by knitting, if you really want to get obsessive about it."
— Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much)


I must say, I heartily concur with Stephanie here. I cannot imagine watching TV or long car rides or lounging at the table after dinner without some sort of knitting going on. Which is why when I decided to go to Paris in the fall and Spain in the spring for my Junior Year Abroad, my first worry wasn't "will I fit in?" or "will I be too homesick?" Oh no. Not at all. My main concern "how the hell am I supposed to have room in my suitcase for my yarn stash????" I mean, come on. I am only allowed two checked bags which weigh 50 lbs each. Not enough. Not nearly enough to contain my overflowing tower of bins upon bins of stashed yarn. 


So here I am, a few months later, a small list of projects which I painstakingly chose, and a new little blog to track them with. I'll be knitting at the Eiffel Tour, the Louvre, the Mosque of Cordoba! But I will also be sneaking away from the group guided tours to hunt down the best yarn in town. So if you want to do some virtual sightseeing and join me in drooling over all of the fibers I can get my hands on, stay tuned! 


Here is a list of some of the projects I will be completing:
- Double cuff felted mittens (as many pairs as possible- these make awesome christmas gifts. Just an fyi)
- Felted clutches
- A double wrap cowl (knitted in Plymouth's yummy Baby Aplaca Grande *drools* and *kind of feels guilty about how much it cost*)
- SOCKS. Because I tell myself every year that I will master the art of knitting with needles the size of toothpicks, and I never do...
- And finally, the Mystery Project. I will show snippets, but as this is a Christmas present for someone who will probably be reading this blog, I will only be able to show the finished product after then. If you are an experienced knitter, you will probably be able to figure out what it is, so don't give it away!


Off to pack (aka eat chocolate while I stare at the packing list). And since we're talking about it... how about some advice? Are there any places that, in your opinion, I absolutely must see while I am in Europe?