The scenic route

It is rare that the title of a post reveals itself to me before the content. But as a "fastlane" knitter, there are many times that I consider the alternative. I've taken several hand knitting lessons this year, and I've watched many YouTube hand knitting videos. I've really gotten the concept of many hand knitting techniques. I just need to practice them! Ha!

So when I came up with the title of the post, I thought I'd save it for blogging about something I'd knit by hand while sitting under a tree in Rockefeller/Hudson River Park. Or maybe I'd use it for the hat I was going to knit on my way to Rhinebeck. But no. The knitting loom came into my life and now everything is different.

Yes, I'm exaggerating. But here's the reality: Just like the needle hand knitters, as a peg hand knitter, (Knitting looms have pegs, not needles.) I can now take my knitting with me.

Here are some pics.

No leaves on the trees, but flowers were still in bloom
when I knitted in  Rockefeller Park last month.

A few rows of stockinette serve as the rolled brim. The very
same issues of decreasing evenly across a row when machine
knitting, present themselves in loom knitting.

When I got close to the top, I used short row decreases in 5
 sections. Seaming on the right side became a design element.

This rib stitch pattern, knitted in a double rake
configuration, was discussed in a previous post.

One more thing: I recently learned that this exists! Someone point me toward a sturdy picnic table. Please.