Your sock pattern is made for not only being easy to remember but, also for making a sock with a good fit! As a project for traveling I might stick with a solid color. Which I would also like to wear!
Doesn't the cattle car aspect of modern day traveling suck. I have a tendency towards claustrophobia in such cramped quarters. It really sucks that we have to pay for being squeezed together like this. I pretty much zone out to endure such treatment and hope that will allow me to feel rested when I get back to the ground. Where I hopefully can find a nice cozy place to enjoy my knitting. You know with legs stretched out and a teapot and fresh cup of fragrant tea near by. :-)
And do read Donna Leon's memoir (of sorts), Wandering Through Life. You don't even need to have read any Brunetti to appreciate it. Happy you find Brunetti enjoyable.
I don't knit or crochet when on a plane. I find being so cramped off putting. It's hard enough to eat in that space. My projects are always in the checked luggage and I rely on reading my kindle or watching films on long flights. I rarely sleep on a plane. I've just started the new Jodi Picoult novel. Which was a birthday present so I have the hardcover book rather than a download. I haven't listened to any audio books lately as hubby and I tend to sit in the dining room where the light is good for crafting and working. Maybe as the weather improves he will take himself off to his studio outside to work.
Welcome back! I haven’t knitted on a plane in years. TSA regs are not consistent across airports. Both my husband and I have had small items confiscated; even if one airport allowed them through, another airport would refuse. So while I have carried my knitting in my carry-on, but I’ve always done so with trepidation. With all due respect to TSA agents, they can also be a bit unpredictable in what they choose to search. In those early days after 9/11, I had some very unpleasant experiences. We used to fly a fair amount, for work and for pleasure, but it’s gotten so much more uncomfortable over the years that I no longer get excited at the thought of flying west to see old friends like I used to.
A couple of years ago when we decided to visit my sister (RIP) after not seeing her for 7 years, we opted for first-class. It was “worth it” in that we had more leg room and got a bit more attention from the flight attendants, but I just don’t enjoy flying anymore. I feel I have no control over my circumstances. We’ve been lucky. We’ve had delays, but we’d always get home and only once did our baggage not arrive with us. I’m not sure what flying will be like now. I recently read that the guy in the White House wants to overhaul the air traffic control system, “hook it up” with Musk’s Starlink 🤦🏼♀️. So … we might be done with flying.
I think I always told you what I have been listening too. I took a break from the Brunetti series and listened to a couple of novels by Kate Quinn. Then I finally listened to Olive Kitteridge which a strange experience. There were chapters that seemed out of place in the novel, but now I do want to see the movie. I could easily imagine Frances McDormand as Olive. I just finished Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves. Although I generally enjoy her Vera Stanhope series, there’s something very repetitive about the stories; it’s like the characters are stuck in their roles. Vera is always musing about her weight, about whether she’s too controlling. Joe is always griping about Vera but rarely standing up to her. Oh, well, it’s an easy series to get through, especially when knitting. Now I’m back to Brunetti. I think it’s book 23 and the narrator is different but still rather good.
I upgrade to first class when the price seems right, but for this trip it would have added nearly $1000 to the price of my ticket. I do spring for the extra legroom in the front of the coach cabin.
And I love Olive Kitteridge, along with the rest of Elizabeth Strout's novels. I think my favorite was My Name is Lucy Barton. I have her latest, Tell Me Everything, in my ever-growing to-be-read pile.
As for Ann Cleaves, I enjoyed her Jimmy Perez novels, on which the British TV series Shetland was based. So good.
Oh, I enjoyed the Perez series too. I need to look for the Shetland series. When we were going up and down to NY, we went first class mainly because the trips were emotional (illness in family, then death, then memorial), but when we went to San Antonio in April 2024, we went coach. It wasn’t too bad, but each flight was fairly short. I’m just hoping things somehow improve by 2028. My husband wants to go to Australia for the Total Solar Eclipse. We have friends in Perth, but it’s not in the path of totality. Sydney is in the path of totality but we don’t want to go to a congested area, basically where everyone else in Australia is likely to go. We’re hoping our friends in Perth will be able to help us find a nice spot to view 🙂
I don't travel anymore. Found out last trip that I have too much anxiety out of my comfort zone, so I really have no idea about knitting on planes. I kinda had this notion in my head that TSA wouldn't allow knitting needles on the plane, pointy objects and all that. I wasn't allowed to bring in knitting in any government buildings in the past.
I now have slight cataracts, so I've found close work a little challenging, so I got some magnifying glasses with LED lights on them that really highlight my work. Game changer for me.
TSA regulations specifically allow knitting needles. It's been years since I heard of anyone getting needles confiscated by airport security, though the rules may be different outside the US.
I have one of those lights that wraps around the back of your neck with flexible ends so you can aim two lights right where you want. I use mine for travel and also for knitting with dark yarn.
Welcome back. When traveling I have worked to have items that don't grow too much! (Like your current projects). Thus, I have small projects - Hats, scarves, socks, fingerless gloves to bring along. I also have either double pointed bamboo needles or needles with detachable heads in case (never happened) a security guard decides I should not have them. My work is packed in its own pouch so that yarn is contained and I promptly get settled and pull out the travel project. A tremendous relaxer for me.
Regarding Donna Leon, I am glad that you are enjoying getting to know Brunetti and the rest of the cast of characters. What a treat they are -- their love of "place, family, friends and food" is fun and much like Armand Gamache and family. Until you mentioned it, I had not drawn such a specific comparison other than the fact that I like both very much and appreciate the fact that not too much text is devoted to the production of all the "bodies"!! I particularly like Leon's description of architecture and geography. In a way, I feel like I have been to Venice!
My "audio" book now is Pride and Prejudice - a great book to sew or knit by. My "paper" book is All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley.. His memoir as a museum guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I DO recommend.
I had never heard of Mansfield Park. Will make note. I tried to read Pride and Prejudice several times and couldn't get into it. Listening is a pure pleasure! Thanks :-)
If travelling with companions, lifting up the arm rests helps enormously to avoid muscle pain while knitting, but even when sitting with my twins (one in each side), I found knitting to be a cramped business on our most recent trip. Seven flights in all, to see grandparents, and in the end, I made a pair of mittens and started a new pair. Not a super productive time. I helped kids watched a cooking show, tried to sleep, and occasionally read instead.
It was rough but much easier than when they were toddlers. At least at 13, they can communicate what is wrong and no one threw up on me—this used to happen every single trip! It can be hard when all the grandparents live across an international border.
I agree about crocheting while flying. We travel back and forth from Florida to Victoria BC and I always think it’ll be great for crochet time. But it’s too close even for small work
4 flights in 5 days? That can be exhausting. I also enjoy the Brunetti stories. Did you know there's a TV show based on the stories? It's German made, so closed captions are necessary (unless you're fluent in German.) I thought it a bit odd watching an Italian show in German, but they are still a good watch. I especially liked Sargeant Vianello. I like how you know just how you like your socks & don't really have to think about how to make them.
Your sock pattern is made for not only being easy to remember but, also for making a sock with a good fit! As a project for traveling I might stick with a solid color. Which I would also like to wear!
Doesn't the cattle car aspect of modern day traveling suck. I have a tendency towards claustrophobia in such cramped quarters. It really sucks that we have to pay for being squeezed together like this. I pretty much zone out to endure such treatment and hope that will allow me to feel rested when I get back to the ground. Where I hopefully can find a nice cozy place to enjoy my knitting. You know with legs stretched out and a teapot and fresh cup of fragrant tea near by. :-)
And do read Donna Leon's memoir (of sorts), Wandering Through Life. You don't even need to have read any Brunetti to appreciate it. Happy you find Brunetti enjoyable.
Adding Wandering Through Life to my list...
I don't knit or crochet when on a plane. I find being so cramped off putting. It's hard enough to eat in that space. My projects are always in the checked luggage and I rely on reading my kindle or watching films on long flights. I rarely sleep on a plane. I've just started the new Jodi Picoult novel. Which was a birthday present so I have the hardcover book rather than a download. I haven't listened to any audio books lately as hubby and I tend to sit in the dining room where the light is good for crafting and working. Maybe as the weather improves he will take himself off to his studio outside to work.
Welcome back! I haven’t knitted on a plane in years. TSA regs are not consistent across airports. Both my husband and I have had small items confiscated; even if one airport allowed them through, another airport would refuse. So while I have carried my knitting in my carry-on, but I’ve always done so with trepidation. With all due respect to TSA agents, they can also be a bit unpredictable in what they choose to search. In those early days after 9/11, I had some very unpleasant experiences. We used to fly a fair amount, for work and for pleasure, but it’s gotten so much more uncomfortable over the years that I no longer get excited at the thought of flying west to see old friends like I used to.
A couple of years ago when we decided to visit my sister (RIP) after not seeing her for 7 years, we opted for first-class. It was “worth it” in that we had more leg room and got a bit more attention from the flight attendants, but I just don’t enjoy flying anymore. I feel I have no control over my circumstances. We’ve been lucky. We’ve had delays, but we’d always get home and only once did our baggage not arrive with us. I’m not sure what flying will be like now. I recently read that the guy in the White House wants to overhaul the air traffic control system, “hook it up” with Musk’s Starlink 🤦🏼♀️. So … we might be done with flying.
I think I always told you what I have been listening too. I took a break from the Brunetti series and listened to a couple of novels by Kate Quinn. Then I finally listened to Olive Kitteridge which a strange experience. There were chapters that seemed out of place in the novel, but now I do want to see the movie. I could easily imagine Frances McDormand as Olive. I just finished Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves. Although I generally enjoy her Vera Stanhope series, there’s something very repetitive about the stories; it’s like the characters are stuck in their roles. Vera is always musing about her weight, about whether she’s too controlling. Joe is always griping about Vera but rarely standing up to her. Oh, well, it’s an easy series to get through, especially when knitting. Now I’m back to Brunetti. I think it’s book 23 and the narrator is different but still rather good.
I upgrade to first class when the price seems right, but for this trip it would have added nearly $1000 to the price of my ticket. I do spring for the extra legroom in the front of the coach cabin.
And I love Olive Kitteridge, along with the rest of Elizabeth Strout's novels. I think my favorite was My Name is Lucy Barton. I have her latest, Tell Me Everything, in my ever-growing to-be-read pile.
As for Ann Cleaves, I enjoyed her Jimmy Perez novels, on which the British TV series Shetland was based. So good.
Oh, I enjoyed the Perez series too. I need to look for the Shetland series. When we were going up and down to NY, we went first class mainly because the trips were emotional (illness in family, then death, then memorial), but when we went to San Antonio in April 2024, we went coach. It wasn’t too bad, but each flight was fairly short. I’m just hoping things somehow improve by 2028. My husband wants to go to Australia for the Total Solar Eclipse. We have friends in Perth, but it’s not in the path of totality. Sydney is in the path of totality but we don’t want to go to a congested area, basically where everyone else in Australia is likely to go. We’re hoping our friends in Perth will be able to help us find a nice spot to view 🙂
I don't travel anymore. Found out last trip that I have too much anxiety out of my comfort zone, so I really have no idea about knitting on planes. I kinda had this notion in my head that TSA wouldn't allow knitting needles on the plane, pointy objects and all that. I wasn't allowed to bring in knitting in any government buildings in the past.
I now have slight cataracts, so I've found close work a little challenging, so I got some magnifying glasses with LED lights on them that really highlight my work. Game changer for me.
TSA regulations specifically allow knitting needles. It's been years since I heard of anyone getting needles confiscated by airport security, though the rules may be different outside the US.
I have one of those lights that wraps around the back of your neck with flexible ends so you can aim two lights right where you want. I use mine for travel and also for knitting with dark yarn.
I have one of those lights, too. (mine is this one: https://lumoslumos.com/products/lumos-knitting-light-main)
I even brought it on the trip, but I packed it in my suitcase, knowing that the lighting in hotel rooms is often sub-par.
Mine travels in my purse along with my sock in progress.
Welcome back. When traveling I have worked to have items that don't grow too much! (Like your current projects). Thus, I have small projects - Hats, scarves, socks, fingerless gloves to bring along. I also have either double pointed bamboo needles or needles with detachable heads in case (never happened) a security guard decides I should not have them. My work is packed in its own pouch so that yarn is contained and I promptly get settled and pull out the travel project. A tremendous relaxer for me.
Regarding Donna Leon, I am glad that you are enjoying getting to know Brunetti and the rest of the cast of characters. What a treat they are -- their love of "place, family, friends and food" is fun and much like Armand Gamache and family. Until you mentioned it, I had not drawn such a specific comparison other than the fact that I like both very much and appreciate the fact that not too much text is devoted to the production of all the "bodies"!! I particularly like Leon's description of architecture and geography. In a way, I feel like I have been to Venice!
My "audio" book now is Pride and Prejudice - a great book to sew or knit by. My "paper" book is All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley.. His memoir as a museum guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I DO recommend.
Many thanks for your writings....
I have added myself to the waitlist for the audio of All the Beauty in the World. And I adore all of Jane Austen (my favorite is Mansfield Park). If you have an Audible membership, you might want to pick up Reading Pride and Prejudice in the 21st Century (it's free) https://www.audible.com/pd/Reading-Pride-and-Prejudice-in-the-21st-Century-Audiobook/B0CBSPP3MJ?eac_link=NWsN86ypCuSp&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B0CBSPP3MJ&qid=J0S4nhfIFZ&eac_id=132-7373465-7647236_J0S4nhfIFZ&sr=1-1
I had never heard of Mansfield Park. Will make note. I tried to read Pride and Prejudice several times and couldn't get into it. Listening is a pure pleasure! Thanks :-)
If travelling with companions, lifting up the arm rests helps enormously to avoid muscle pain while knitting, but even when sitting with my twins (one in each side), I found knitting to be a cramped business on our most recent trip. Seven flights in all, to see grandparents, and in the end, I made a pair of mittens and started a new pair. Not a super productive time. I helped kids watched a cooking show, tried to sleep, and occasionally read instead.
Seven flights with two children sounds brutal.
It was rough but much easier than when they were toddlers. At least at 13, they can communicate what is wrong and no one threw up on me—this used to happen every single trip! It can be hard when all the grandparents live across an international border.
I agree about crocheting while flying. We travel back and forth from Florida to Victoria BC and I always think it’ll be great for crochet time. But it’s too close even for small work
4 flights in 5 days? That can be exhausting. I also enjoy the Brunetti stories. Did you know there's a TV show based on the stories? It's German made, so closed captions are necessary (unless you're fluent in German.) I thought it a bit odd watching an Italian show in German, but they are still a good watch. I especially liked Sargeant Vianello. I like how you know just how you like your socks & don't really have to think about how to make them.
I don't subscribe to Apple TV, so I'll miss that series. Besides, I have a hard time with subtitles—needing to read distracts from my knitting.
But, while searching to see what channel, I found that an English adaptation is planned, lead by none other than Julian Fellows! Now that is something to look forward to. https://deadline.com/2024/12/julian-fellowes-detective-brunetti-tv-series-20th-television-ileen-maisel-1236202021/