I have an announcement
It turns out that all I needed was time.
Knowing that there was a strong chance my knitting would be confiscated if I tried to bring it on the pane, I reluctantly left it in the hold luggage. However, I grabbed a crochet hook, some scrap cotton yarn and my ‘how to crochet’ instructions, and stuffed them in my bag. Lo and behold. With a little practice, I started to get the hang of it.
I think it’s safe to say that I am now officially able to crochet! Go me! Granny squares, here I come!

congratulations! have fun!
03 Jun 2007 at 5:46 pm
be sure to do the last stitch in your turning chain to keep the edges straight…except with a US version of sc. :-)
03 Jun 2007 at 7:30 pm
Oh Isobel, you’ve hit on a SUPER idea. I’ve got about, what, 7 hours of flying to do for US summer hols. I CAN LEARN TO CROCHET! Absolutely brilliant! Nicking THAT idea……righty-o. Off to get hook and yarn as everything else that’s not tacked down is packed up…..
Yippee!
03 Jun 2007 at 8:02 pm
It looks like you’ve caught on!
Sooo, whatcha making?
03 Jun 2007 at 9:09 pm
Pretty! Congratulations – what’s the plan now? Hope you’re not giving up knitting?
04 Jun 2007 at 11:29 am
granny squares are too cool…i want to learn too!
04 Jun 2007 at 9:52 pm
[...] In addition to nicking Holly’s good idea for doing Christmas knitting in the first place, I’m now nicking Isobel’s good idea for the 7 hour flight to the US. As I’m trapped in a confined space for a good portion of time, I hope to finally learn to crochet! Thought that a wonderful use of time since knitting needles are still taboo, which….well, don’t get me started…oops too late… [...]
06 Jun 2007 at 6:20 pm