Knitting survival kit

This catching up week came down to a catching up day at the movies. I crammed in three films at two theaters and got out in time to find myself facing evening rush hour. With my regular commute, I usually don't have to drive in anything too aggravating, but today I was on the wrong side of the city. Essentially I was getting in at the back of the line and crawling the rest of the way.

I wasn't able to get in the backed up line to switch interstates, so I kept driving forward and took the long way that would require backtracking. Then I saw an exit approaching and decided that rather than going out of my way and still likely sitting in highway traffic, I'd get off and pop into a local yarn shop for some knitting.

I don't always carry projects with me, but I happened to have the first ballband dishcloth I cast on (but which was placed aside for my Illinois knitting). I made my way to the place in Grandview with the intention of knitting for a half hour or so to wait out the rest of rush hour.

The idea was a good one even if it didn't work out. I pulled into the parking lot about five minutes before the LYS was closing. (I didn't know its hours of operation, for what it's worth.) I might have looked for a place to knit outside in the area, but with the rain and my desire to get home, I headed back toward the interstate. This misguided trip killed enough time that traffic had thinned and I could take a more direct route home.

Still, it's situations like this which make toting one's knitting worthwhile. I may be a little more selective than most about where I'll knit--you know, that whole secret thing--but having needles and yarn can be a great way of biding one's time when the circumstances demand a need to wait unexpectedly. Do you having your knitting ready for such emergencies, and what are musts for your survival kit?