{"id":6649,"date":"2023-01-17T08:26:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T13:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=6649"},"modified":"2023-01-17T08:26:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T13:26:42","slug":"a-new-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=6649","title":{"rendered":"A new venue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As happens every year in January, I have changed venue from my messy studio in Connecticut to a tiny living space and studio aboard our boat Pandora, in the Caribbean.  It\u2019s now mid-January, and I have been in Antigua in the West Indies for two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrived by plane on January 30, with one day to move into the historic English Harbour for the annual New Year\u2019s Eve\u2019s fireworks, after first having a memorable French dinner at La Brasserie.  English Harbour is where Lord Nelson protected this island\u2019s sugar cane plantations before he was Lord Nelson.  He made a name for himself here which catapulted his career.  Over the past 60 years Nelson\u2019s Dockyard has been carefully restored and is now a UNESCO site.  It\u2019s a dramatic place, and also quite lovely.  There is a strong sense of the 18th  century here, amidst some modern conveniences, like running water and electricity for the boats on the dock!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6650\" width=\"448\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Dinner at La Brasserie and the fireworks afterward never disappoint!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6652\" width=\"408\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2.jpeg 224w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-2-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6651\" width=\"529\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But my real story here is how I plan to continue to work while I am living aboard.  I often get lonely over the winter because I miss \u2018my people,\u2019 those I meet with at groups throughout the year.  They are the spinners, weavers, lace makers, and others who work with their hands who inspire me and learn with me.  Down here people do plenty of work with their hands.  Just keeping their boats running is a huge job, and often there are women who do handwork as well, which includes knitting, crocheting, quilting, embroidery, and other kinds of handwork, and even more pressing work like sail repair and canvas work on their boats.  Sadly, in the 11 years we\u2019ve been doing blue water sailing, I have yet to meet another weaver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year a friend of mine who is down here for the first time aboard her own boat, with her husband, has started a needlework group that meets twice a week.  Now, why didn\u2019t I think of that?  Every Tuesday and Thursday we meet for at least two hours.  The group changes week by week as some sailors move on to different harbors on different islands, and some new comers join us.  It\u2019s been fascinating.  We actually have a member who lives here in a house, although she\u2019s also quite an accomplished sailor.  I definitely look forward to this creative time with new friends each week.  Thank you, Ellen, for making this happen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6653\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3.jpeg 700w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-3-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The restaurant of the Antigua Yacht Club allows us to use their space to meet.  How generous!  Our surroundings are amazing so sometimes we just have put down our projects and admire the views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been bringing my tiny Nano 2 e-spinner to some of the meetings.  This is my first spinning project on this little gem, and I was concerned about stressing it by filling the bobbin too full or spinning too fast.  It can handle anything I\u2019ve done so far, and I think it\u2019s perfect for spinning in small spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A3B82126-B693-4BD1-BFDE-81B52B55C432_1_105_c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A3B82126-B693-4BD1-BFDE-81B52B55C432_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6657\" width=\"408\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A3B82126-B693-4BD1-BFDE-81B52B55C432_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A3B82126-B693-4BD1-BFDE-81B52B55C432_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A9F19012-A688-41F5-9CF2-5985C7F1C24D_1_201_a.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A9F19012-A688-41F5-9CF2-5985C7F1C24D_1_201_a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6658\" width=\"445\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A9F19012-A688-41F5-9CF2-5985C7F1C24D_1_201_a.jpeg 525w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A9F19012-A688-41F5-9CF2-5985C7F1C24D_1_201_a-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The second bobbin is almost full, so Bob will soon be \u2019inventing\u2019 a lazy Kate for me to hold the bobbins while I ply the the strands of yarn together from each bobbin.  I knew I\u2019d forget something!  I\u2019m looking forward to seeing how the plied yarn turns out.  I believe I know what I\u2019ll do with this yarn when I get access to my looms at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This old fashioned hot water bottle cover was the first thing I finished during the first week of January.  I won\u2019t need it down here, will I?  Still, it was something that caught my eye before we left home, and I enjoyed knitting it!  To make the opening I knit one round in waste yarn, only on the front half of the stitches, and then unpicked the waste yarn to separate the front into two pieces for an opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F1EE1E73-EE03-4049-A4C2-4FE46D761803_1_105_c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F1EE1E73-EE03-4049-A4C2-4FE46D761803_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6659\" width=\"377\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F1EE1E73-EE03-4049-A4C2-4FE46D761803_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F1EE1E73-EE03-4049-A4C2-4FE46D761803_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As I unpicked the waste yarn I picked up stitches on both the upper and lower sides of the knitting.  Then I could knit ribbing on the lower half and ribbing plus a button hole on the upper half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/683D02E3-84CE-42B7-B537-F527680E2163_1_105_c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/683D02E3-84CE-42B7-B537-F527680E2163_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6660\" width=\"479\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/683D02E3-84CE-42B7-B537-F527680E2163_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/683D02E3-84CE-42B7-B537-F527680E2163_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here is the finished hot water bottle cover.  I just need a button.  I will block this on the actual water bottle when I return home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/709B0C5E-5BF4-4041-9F5C-AD91C86EE2A1_1_105_c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/709B0C5E-5BF4-4041-9F5C-AD91C86EE2A1_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6661\" width=\"470\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/709B0C5E-5BF4-4041-9F5C-AD91C86EE2A1_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/709B0C5E-5BF4-4041-9F5C-AD91C86EE2A1_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday was my birthday, and I woke up to two surprises.  One was a decorated main saloon on Pandora!  Bob bought these fun decorations in the US before he sailed down here.  How thoughtful!  It feels like party, although I do not!  I awoke on my birthday to some kind of very nasty bug.  I hope it\u2019s only food poison, but in the middle of the night for the past two nights I\u2019ve imagined myself dying of ecoli or some other horrible thing.  Surely, I\u2019ll be on the mend soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/EF3D3DFB-0CA9-460F-AE87-777F1A0A57A8_1_105_c.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/EF3D3DFB-0CA9-460F-AE87-777F1A0A57A8_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6662\" width=\"558\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/EF3D3DFB-0CA9-460F-AE87-777F1A0A57A8_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/EF3D3DFB-0CA9-460F-AE87-777F1A0A57A8_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/EF3D3DFB-0CA9-460F-AE87-777F1A0A57A8_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">And how about these fun knitting inspired presents?  I love them! This is a journal in case you&#8217;re wondering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/808AB388-7B74-4069-BC7D-D55BEAE482B5_1_201_a.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/808AB388-7B74-4069-BC7D-D55BEAE482B5_1_201_a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6663\" width=\"541\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/808AB388-7B74-4069-BC7D-D55BEAE482B5_1_201_a.jpeg 668w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/808AB388-7B74-4069-BC7D-D55BEAE482B5_1_201_a-286x300.jpeg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/96989D57-3081-423F-9A18-F6815921BABD_1_105_c-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/96989D57-3081-423F-9A18-F6815921BABD_1_105_c-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6665\" width=\"455\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/96989D57-3081-423F-9A18-F6815921BABD_1_105_c-1.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/96989D57-3081-423F-9A18-F6815921BABD_1_105_c-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, I had a wonderful zoom call with family and a couple of close friends.  The joys of keeping in touch with loved ones, from such remote places, is priceless!  This year Bob has just installed Star Link.  So far, so good!  It\u2019s struggling with streaming video so far, and it requires more of our battery power than he realized.  Thank heaven for solar, wind, and lithium batteries.  I have been trying to catch up on the videos I missed from Giovanna Imperia\u2019s class for the American Kumihimo Society\u2019s recent online event.  But I\u2019m not discouraged yet!  It\u2019s interesting to hear the small white Star Link disc change direction as <em>Pandora<\/em> moves to and fro at anchor.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope to back to normal soon so I can finish spinning and move on to other projects.  I wish you well in your own endeavors in the new year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As happens every year in January, I have changed venue from my messy studio in Connecticut to a tiny living space and studio aboard our boat Pandora, in the Caribbean. It\u2019s now mid-January, and I have been in Antigua in the West Indies for two weeks. 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