Floods, alpacas and rainbows.

On our recent road trip for my husband's great bike ride,

I managed to do an extraordinary amount of knitting.

Apparently there is enough time between Adelaide, South Australia,
and Swan Hill, Victoria

to whip up a Versa tunic.

It is a really natural yet non-goddess colour

but the little goddess is kind of taken with the idea of "blinging it up" come winter.

Pattern: Versa tunic by Shannon Passmore

Yarn: Bendigo Woollen Mill- 12 ply- Rustic- Earth

A minor detour of half hour was all that we needed to undertake due to the floods

but we saw evidence on the way home of roads washed away

and vegetation clinging to the tops of fences

and haybales ruined,  still slumbering in puddles.

It really was not an inconvenience in a total of over 20 hours car travel

considering what people are going through.

Then, a few days of sitting around the pool watching the kids

or around the table chatting with friends over a lovely glass of wine

is enough time to knit a shirt.

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Pattern: Girl's capped sleeve spring shirt by Shellee Floyd

Yarn:  Moda Vera Gracious

I did a few rows of garter stitch around the sleeve and body hems

to prevent curling.

I got a scarf started and,
on the way home, I also started a jumper for my son.

It was nice to get home

but it was even nicer to get the chance to knit up this lovely, happy alpaca yarn

that just might have jumped into my suitcase during my travels...