The cabin we stayed in at Estes Park was just out of reach of any cell phone networks. There was no wireless internet service. Day and night, we heard the roar of the freezing cold river, which sounded oddly like an air conditioner.
What’s a person to do with no phone and no internet?
Knit!
Between knitting at the cabin and knitting during the long hours of driving, I finished the center section of my rug! It’s fairly loose and large, but that’s okay. The plan is to felt it once it is completely done.
Back at home, I threw the gauge swatch in the washer with my hot-water laundry. It felted beautifully! I was so thrilled I had to admire it several times that day and the next and the next. It lost about 10% of its length and width.
Look, here’s the knitting before and after felting. Once it the whole rug is felted, it will be the perfect size and weight.
The mitered border is about halfway done and I’ll finish it off with a knitted-on cord trim.