string, fluff, and random stuff: I’m not moving a son to college, I’m gaining pattern repeats…

At least, that’s what I kept telling myself weekend before last. This is a scarf based on the Meandering Vines shawl and knit of The Road to China Light in the Silken Jewels colorway yarn. The yarn is scrumptious, by the way. A soft squishy blend of alpaca, silk, baby camel and cashmere. Just the thing for a distraught mother to find comfort in fondling. I expected to get many pattern repeats done, (500 miles worth, one way) but didn’t count on how much time I’d spend coaching the boys on safe road trip driving. The 2 of them did just about all the driving up to Davis, and if you asked them I’m sure they would let you know how diligently I coached, but they might have a different name for it…
The Central Valley of California is a tremendous growing region, and from the highway we could see hay and various fruit orchards and almond trees and grape vines and trucks carrying loads of garlic, onions and tomatoes. I imagine them all going to a big salsa factory, or maybe spaghetti sauce. We also saw cotton on the hoof, er leaf. And I didn’t pick any. Now I wish I had.

The Drivers; Son #1

, and Son # 2

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We drove up on a Saturday and stayed in Sacramento, no lodging in Davis imagine that, and moved Evan and his gear into his dorm room on Sunday. I started to help him unpack, and then thought better of it and decided to head home. He is capable of figuring out his own unpacking, Ryan had homework waiting at home, and the longer I hung around, the more likely I’d be to cry. And it is a long haul home.

I didn’t cry. Not one bit. Not until Monday. Wednesday. Maybe Thursday. Not all day, just once in a while.
In between not blogging and running around on college packing shopping trips with Evan, I did finish the sweaters.

The Garter Stitch Baby Kimono for new grand nephew Dameon who arrived just Friday. I steeked the armholes for this sweater, a first for me, and knit Chinese knot style buttons.