Last Thursday, my parents arrived in Japan with 5 suitcases!  Inside were all sorts of wonderful surprises.  Actually, there were only a few surprises because I made quite a lot of requests.  I think my parents' things for the visit couldn't have taken up more than one or two suitcases.  Imagine my horror, when my mom called to say that their flight was delayed from Detroit, so instead of flying to the new, luxurious airport 40 minutes away, they would be taking the long journey from Tokyo on the bullet train.  I rushed to Nagoya to meet them and help with the heavy bags, and my shoulders and neck are STILL sore.  Not that I'm complaining or anything! 

My Lucky Clover wrap yarn came, and I immediately started on my swatch. 

Doesn't it look perfect?  Let's zoom out and see...


Oh, whoops!  It's only about 3.65 inches wide and it should be 4.  Hmm...  how about the row gauge (is that the right term?)?  Let's zoom out a little more.

Look at that tangle.  It doesn't look too menacing, but trust me, it's bad.  I WON'T be finishing this swatch, but rather using my usual guesstimation techniques and hoping it all works out for the best.  I was trying to decide between making a small or a medium, so I will go for the medium and hope it all turns out for the best. 

I know, I've had 3 whole days to work on this, but they have been a whirlwind with my parents, their friends, my coworkers and the struggle to "translate."  I'm a bit exhausted, but at least I'm not jetlagged.  Tomorrow morning, I will hopefully have the energy to cast on on the 7 am train to Hiroshima!!