Brightly lit lower car deck full of vehicles on the M.V. Yakima ferry.

From the leading end of the M.V. Yakima looking toward Anacortes WA in the distance at first light. The multicolor sky looks much lighter in this photo than it did in person.

From the leading end of the M.V. Yakima looking toward the lights of the Anacortes WA ferry landing under the moon. You could see its light faintly reflected in the water.

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A man is in the city with a shawl in progress wrapped around his neck. The circular needles are tucked in like shawl pins. A loose strand of yarn dangles where he broke it for wearing.

When you bring easy knitting on your train ride and you need an extra layer at the destination

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Ribbed hat in progress, knit from a slightly variegated orange yarn

Ferry approaching the Friday Harbor ferry landing. The interisland ferry arrived soon after.

A knitter on the interisland ferry in San Juan County WA.

A knitter on the interisland ferry in San Juan County WA.

In a week of dark, blustery weather in the San Juans, Wednesday was perfect for ferry knitting, conversation, and sightseeing. I brought tiny socks for knitters to choose a gift, and I’m just a round short of 3-1/2 inches of hat ribbing.

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San Juan County WA interisland ferry

San Juan County WA interisland ferry

Knitting on the San Juan County WA interisland ferry

Knitting on the San Juan County WA interisland ferry

A calm and peaceful place to knit that's not a fluorescent-lit interior room.

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Multicolored (oranges, yellows, and greens) knitting project.

#placesyoucanknit. Waiting for my to-gp order at a local restaurant.

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A hand holds up a small circular needle and a project with white yarn. The sand, beach, driftwood and ocean are in the distance.

The same white yarn in a circular needle is held up in front of the dashboard of a car. Many cars are seen through the windshield.

Started a knitting project on our recent backpacking trip, as you do. And to make @christinaclarke.bsky.social smile! Toque or watch cap or stocking cap, you decide! #placesyoucanknit #olympicnationalpark #ozettetriangle #sandpoint #iknitintheferryline #knittingoutside #knitting #stashbusting

Gornwen's outstretched left hand holds a delicate ivory colored knitted lace shawl, still on the needles, resembling a fishing net. Behind Lake Michigan can be seen kissing the shoreline. In the deep teal water, white boats can be seen heading south, back into port. The sky is streaked with moody clouds against a vibrant blue.

125/200 rows and 19 days until bells ring. And chat, the panic knitting is real

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Have you grabbed your tickets yet? It’s stitch & pitch with the Lake Monsters. We also heard there are post game fireworks 🎆. So grab your 🧶 and come join the fun #placesyoucanknit #stitchnpitch #vtlakemonsters

Progress on the current Travel Sock project - lots of baseball this past weekend means lots of sock knitting 🧶 time! #placesyoucanknit #travelingsock #wiponthego

A hand knit work in progress is displayed on my lap, my left hand steadies the work. The yarn is a cotton/wool blend in a sea foam blue-green and the project is a lil baby vest

It was a knit in the park kind of afternoon 🧶 #knitsky #placesyoucanknit

Knitting project by the window on a bus

Morning commute knitting 🧶 🚌 #placesyoucanknit #knitting @hfxtransit.bsky.social

A variegated olive green cabled sweater sleeve held up before a lawn of grass at a park. People are gathering on blankets and lawn chairs before a stage with a backdrop painted with references to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe for a week-long reading of the book. That was fun!

A bit of handspun yarn, some sequence knitting, and wine on a picnic blanket

A cabled scarf, a latte, and a pastry. The scarf is my Stapeley Scarf

Knitting on a ferry crossing from Twiliight territory to Canada. A man in sunglasses is wearing a knitted handspun Olan shawl and knitting a handspun shawl in yellow, orange, and green.

Knit in public is today's theme for #ShowMeYourKnits
Here are some old pics of me doing just that

To all the knitter friends protesting today, stay safe, stay hydrated, and "Katniss, remember who the real enemy is"
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Thanks @livrunsfast.bsky.social for the prompt

A hand holding a knitting project in the foreground with a distant triangle shaped pavilion on the horizon and a crowd of chairs and people arriving to an afternoon outdoor concert in between.

Four smiling people holding knitting projects (obscured) and smiling while at an outdoor concert—seated in camp chairs on a green lawn and with dozens of people in the background.

Places you can knit—first free concert of the summer at Long’s Park in Lancaster! The band was ‘In the Pocket,’ and it was chilly but just right for knitting! #LancasterYarnShop #PlacesYouCanKnit #LiveMusic

(7/7) Ferry Knitting. The interisland ferry is almost back to the San Juan Island. The ferry lending it just out of sight behind Brown Island. You can hear the arrival announcement in the video clip.

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(6/7) Ferry Knitting. Returning to San Juan Island, this video clip caught the wake of the interisland ferry through one of the large windows of the observation area.

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(5/7) Ferry Knitting. Yours truly turning the heel of a knitted short/sport sock.

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(4/7) Ferry Knitting. Time lapse video of the ferry ride from San Juan Island to Orcas Island, Shaw Island, and Lopez Island under sunny skies and warm winds.

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(3/7) Ferry Knitting. Leaving the San Juan Island ferry terminal to begin the interisland loop to Orcas Island, Shaw Island, Lopez Island, and back to San Juan Island.

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Both ends of the ferry have the same observation deck. Four long benches span the width of the area, behind a row of large windows that protect passengers from wind and cold. The wood of the benches seems a bit anachronistic, but that makes them my favorite part of the ferry.

The interisland ferry is almost back to the San Juan Island ferry terminal. The marina lies ahead, and the ferry lending it just out of sight behind one end o Brown Island. You can hear the arrival announcement in the video clip.

Back again at this place I now call home (San Juan Island WA). We're standing on the car deck, waiting for the boarding ramp to lower so we can walk off ahead of vehicles. Huge flaps at the end of the ramp adjust to the position of the ferry.

(2/7) One of my favorite things to do is knit on the interisland ferry. More photos from my last trip. Ferries are noisy.

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On board the interisland ferry at the tie-up slip, waiting for crew change while another ferry docks at the San Juan Island ferry terminal.

I really do knit on the ferry for fun. Here is the heel flap of a short/sport sock in front of a water-streaked window and the islands passing by.

One end of the impressive, detailed Lego model of the M/V Issaquah. A plaque on the case (not shown here) says it was designed and built by Wayne Hussey and donated in 2025.

Looking ahead of the interisland ferry as it approaches Friday Harbor. The rounded end of the car deck is visible at the bottom of the photo.

(1/7) One of my favorite things to do is walk onto the interisland ferry and knit as it travels to Orcas Island, Shaw Island, Lopez Island, and back to San Juan Island. Ferries are noisy.

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A man is seated on a bench that is mounted atop a great log, allowing the long shawl he is knitting to drape below his feet without touching the ground. The shawl is teal and brown, with a chevron motif.

A teal and brown chevron wrap is spread on a log. The balls of yarn sit above on a bench. The view from head on shows staggered arrows in the design amongst a fine striping throughout. The browns fade from dark toward a lighter shade along the length of the wrap.

A view of the teal and brown wrap from a sharper angle reveals the use of illusion knitting to create regularly alternating arrows in the fabric, some of which disappear when viewed head on. Pattern is Thinking Ahead by Jana Huck

A stash dive Fiber Fest Shawl by Stephen West is viewed at a sharp angle, highlighting the vivid brioche striping of blue and orange-pink, separated by horizontal sections of grey. The three balls of yarn sit in the background.

I'm using this week's #ShowMeYourKnits prompt (WIPs) to bring out a couple of shawls and re-photograph them. I find doing knit photo shoots to be very motivational, as I love knitting outside. Details in ALT text.
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A cabled bit of knitting in a variegated yarn in yellow-green and white with speckles resting on a blue towel on a beach. A sprinkling of sand is on the towel.

Now: I'm back to working on this cowl, and loving it. A variegated cowl in progress rests on someone's lap.

Two hanks of matching variegated and speckled yarn in a mostly yellow-green color on white, with bright orange, blue, and purple speckled. The yarn is ShirstyCat Designs Just Bulky, a superwash Merino yarn I had obtained from a recent Sheep and Wool event in 2021.

I've had this cowl on the needles since 2021, when I took a day off work to rest from working through the worst of the pandemic. I remember knitting on a beach with a fly-filled back wind and feeling so grateful to be there.
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A knitting project on needles sitting on the knee of a woman in jeans. She is in the passenger seat of a car and the Highway and farmland are visible out the windshield. And she’s wearing cool Nike low tops.

Roadtrip knitting engage!
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It’s spring ball season! That means time to knit and (fingers crossed) warmer weather and ☀️ #placesyoucanknit 🧶 #kidssports #springtime

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Today being both #IndependentBookStoreDay and #LocalYarnStoreDay, I mounted a mildly disorganized expedition of discovery. Here, ferry M/V Samish arrives at the Friday Harbor landing on San Juan Island WA to take us to Anacortes on Fidalgo Island WA. (1/4)

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#placesyoucanknit at the coast for the long weekend, kids asleep, reading some Georgette Heyer and working on my Salal cardigan. I’d forgotten that this yarn is 20% cashmere! What a delight! #knitting #knitsky

#placesyoucanknit in my backyard watching my little girl ride up and down the driveway. I am making a bottom-up cardigan for my mum, it’s been frogged once due to being a size too big. Second time’s a charm? #knitting #knitsky

Holding up a knitted pirate sock-in-progress at Jackson Beach on San Juan Island. It was nearly sunset, but cloudy skies kept colors to a minimum

A knitted pirate sock-in-progress resting on massive driftwood at Jackson Beach (San Juan Island). It was nearly sunset, but cloudy skies kept colors to a minimum

Yours truly, concluding the daylight portion of a Saturday with some beach knitting

Jackson Beach (San Juan Island) at sunset on a pleasant spring day. Clouds hid the sun from view, but the sky was as mesmerizing as ever

Knitting #PirateSocks at Jackson Beach concluded the daylight portion of my Saturday. It was surprisingly noisy but the sun, setting behind clouds, painted the sky in delicate colors, reflected in Griffin Bay.

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