I am so close to being able to put my Nantucket Jacket together. So close! Of course, it takes two days for a piece to dry on my blocking table, so I still have to wait a bit longer.In the meantime, I should probably go back to Highland Triangle #2. It has been sadly neglected this past month.
In other news, I visited the Adams National Historic Site this weekend. It consists of three historic homes: the house where John Adams (as in the 2nd president of the United States) was born, the house where John Quincy Adams (as in the 6th president of the United States) was born, and the house John Adams retired to (known as the "Old House"). I have been to the site three previous times, but I still love visiting. It's cheap for what it is ($5 admission to all three homes), and the park ranger tour guides are always interesting and quirky. I have learned something new on each visit. This time I took a closer look at the afghan on top of the guest bed in the Old House (it was made by John Quincy's wife, Louisa Catherine). I realized that it was knit. And knit at an incredibly tiny gauge! Can you imagine knitting a roughly queen-size blanket in plain white yarn at what looked to me like DK or sportweight gauge? I was impressed. Below is a picture of me standing next to the side of the Old House in the garden. It's funny, because I have pictures of me standing in that spot both from when I was in high school and college. Can you tell I like this museum? If you are ever in the Boston area, I highly recommend it.
3 comments:
that house is beautiful... I'm always in awe of historic buildings. they have such stories to tell, and it must have been amazing to see that knitted blanket and know that JqA's wife was just as cool as us :-)
Wow, a blanket with such small stitches. She must have had a good bit of time on her hands or she knitted very fast. I enjoy going to historic museums because they have such interesting stories.
PIIIIIIIKAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
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