While we weren't nearly as aggressive about it, we did try to do some preparatory walking to get ready for the trip. The weekend before we left we spent a lovely afternoon walking on Plum Island.
I also in a fit of ambition cut out a pair of cropped pants that I wanted to take on the trip. Unfortunately that that was as far as I got with the project. Despite receiving extremely enthusiastic assistance.
Fortunately Cookie and Jake are a lot more laid back about sewing. If by laid back, you understand that they find it a complete snoozefest.
Of course the most important bit of packing was the yarn. The cranberry Nutkin socks did not go. Even if I hadn't just had to rip out the heel of the second sock and reknit it due to having entirely failed to align the heel with the pattern in a way that matched the first sock- I really didn't want to bring a project that was three-quarters done. In all our previous trips, I had never before finished a pair of socks. So I resisted the urge to bring way too much yarn and packed a single skein of sock yarn.
Of course, this would be the trip where I actually did finish a pair of socks.
However this meant I had the perfect excuse to get souvenir yarn. I found a couple of skeins of lovely yarn at a charming yarn shop in Glasgow, Queen of Purls. I was extremely tempted by some gorgeous Scottish yarn, but I would have wanted to make a sweater and with all the sweaters queued up (and the lack of space in my backpack), I restricted myself to sock yarn, so I could cast on another small project.
And while I'm posting FO pictures, here is the little pair of mittens I made before I left, because I desperately needed to finish something.
Next up- the intrepid travelers set out for Peterborough via London.
Can't wait to see the trip pictures.... and I have one of those enthusiastic "helpers"
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