When I was packing, I had a tough decision to make. Do I put extra needles and yarn into my knitting bag, or should I assume I’ll just work on one project during the flight home? I was only about an inch or so into Bad Penny, so I figured it would be a waste of space to tuck the other stuff into my bag. I left the Addis and the Shine in my checked luggage.

Less than an hour into our flight, I broke a needle. $#%@! Four hours sitting on a plane, with no project between my hands.

I’ve put Bad Penny aside while I send my size 5 needle to Denise for a replacement. I cast on for the super-secret Shine project (okay, a baby sweater for Sister #4’s progeny-to-be) as soon as I finished unpacking.

Murphy’s Law, anyone?