I learned a new knitting technique!! (Also, our current hotel is a castle)

Mom (Marci) thinks I should be talking more about the trip and less about my knitting, because, you know, this is a travel blog.

So here is a list of top five blog-worthy moments from the past few days:

1. Our current hotel is a castle!

I am not kidding. I am not even exaggerating, it is a literal, actual, stone built and WiFi enabled castle.

I guess it’s pretty nice.

2. I had grilled lamb liver for breakfast.

...I was not a fan.

3. We visited a gorgeously scenic cliff site complete with hiking trails and castle ruins.

4. This place, the Dromoland castle, also hosts weddings. So my fairytale castle wedding could actually happen. But I couldn’t get that excited about it because…

5. I learned magic loop knitting!

I don’t think you understand how amazingly awesome this is for me. You don’t even know. This eliminates my need for double pointed needles entirely. I don’t even need to use two circular needles anymore for small projects. This method of knitting will allow any diameter of… wait, where are you going? This could possibly be the most exciting activity from this entire vacation!!

Fine then. Here's a picture of our family looking happy on our final night's boating adventure:

With love from Dromoland Castle, Ireland,

Rivi

This is a knitting chipmunk

That is all.

My knitting

It's under control. Really.

So many hats!

So far I think I have made six hats in the past two weeks. I'm on a knitting streak! I'm very proud.

Question: has anyone had luck selling handmade goods on etsy? What seems to be the going rate for hand knit hats?

The orange one is for Shayna 

With love from the Ocean Princess Cruise Ship,

Rebecca "Rivi" Dollinger

Bliss

You spend the day walking through countless castles, in rain and shine, in gardens and corridors, on trains and in vans. You arrive at your next hotel, Dormy House, where you will be staying for the next four nights. You speak eloquently and elegantly, feeling like you stepped out of a late 19th century dream. You are lead to your room, a spacious suite with a full living room, rain shower, metal bath tub (more on that later), two fluffy twin beds, two televisions with internet capabilities, and views of the sunset and countryside. 

Millennium Bridge: Oh, the places you'll knit!

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Oh the Places You'll Knit!

I'm starting a new tag on this blog "Oh the Places You'll Knit". Pretty self-explanatory. It'll be pictures of me knitting in different places...

No more room?!

Now I've finally narrowed it down to seven balls of yarn (not including the two projects in my carry on), yet I seem to be out of space to pack them! Oy. What a dilemma.