Frogging, cont'd [knitting]

This morning I wound another skein of yarn to get ready to restart the cardigan's back panel, and then I set about more carefully reading the pattern to make absolutely sure I get things right this time.

...That's when I discovered that the pattern I'd printed out is actually TWO patterns, and that the spot where I thought I was in error was because I'd accidentally switched into the instructions for the second pattern!

Whoops.

I've pulled the needles out of the previous back panel, but I didn't start frogging it yet, so now I actually only need to pull out ~10-15 rows, I think, and I can then get back on track.

Way less work than completely restarting the back!

I also removed all the pages for the second pattern so I don't run into that issue again.

Jeez.

High drama knitting.

The majority of the talks I wanted to go to today have been canceled, and I don't see much in the afternoon sessions, so it's probably time to sneak off for a while and do other things.

Umpqua River Lighthouse, Oregon [photos]

Following consultation with my brother, we stopped to visit the Umpqua River Lighthouse in Oregon, and took a tour of the lighthouse, which was mesmerizing. Apparently there aren't many lighthouses that let you stick your head up inside the lenses.

Lighthouse at dusk:


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Let's step out to the shore for a minute [photos]

We spent the night in Eureka, and got in a few minutes by the shore before continuing on our trip.




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Come, let us walk among the giants [photos]

The place where Newman Creek joins the South Fork of the Eel River, an area that occasionally experiences enormous floods.



Our gateway to the Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

Humans for scale.



( Trees, Stumps, and a game of Spot the Sister )