Crochet While Waiting
Life and travel include a lot of waiting–at least for me they do.
Thank goodness for knitting and crochet, which makes the time fun and productive–like last Sunday, when I was in a long, long security checkpoint line at the airport in Chicago.
My pink shawl was packed in a carry-on bag, so I just pulled it out a little early.
Our line moved along very slowly, so I finished several rows between bursts of moving with the line, about four steps at a time.
Here’s the pink shawl in progress on the plane.
Tuesday was my day for getting together with friends and sewing or crocheting. After taking my daughter to school, I had about an hour to work on my pink shawl and listen to the radio. This row of Russian Spoke Stitch took a long time to finish, but I just worked and enjoyed listening.
I’m planning to publish the pattern for this shawl someday. It will be a big day, and I’ll splash it all over social media. Follow me on Instagram @suzannthompson.
My book Crochet Garden: Bunches of Flowers, Leaves, and Other Delights has two flowers that feature the Russian Spoke Stitch: “Russian Picot Daisy” on pages 76-77 and “Russian Spoke Flower” starting on page 100.