Road Trip = Knitting

That's right ... we're going on a road trip!  The four of us have been patiently anxiously counting down the days until we're off for spring break and the day to load up the car and set off is almost here.  We originally wanted to whisk away to Paris (yes, France) but have you seen the cost of airfare recently?  Quelle horreur! Instead, we're going to the next best Parisian-scented city without having to fly:  Montreal. This is truly one of my favorite cities in the world, and my travel notebook is already filled with the bakeries, bistros, shops, and museums we plan to frequent.  One thing I don't know is where the LYS's are so if anyone has a recommendation, my travel notebook is waiting.

Now to the next important task:  what to knit while in the car?  After hearing Abby from Knit Knit Cafe talk about her love of the Wingspan shawl on a few recent podcast episodes, I couldn't resist and cast one on earlier this week.  At first, I cast on with a skein of Lorna Laces in Stoplight Red but that was a huge mistake.  The rayon content in the yarn gave the shawl too much drape and after completing two triangles (because I was stubborn and wouldn't admit failure), frogged the thing.

Being more mindful, I searched my stash again and found a more comparable yarn to what's called for in the pattern which is my Ball and Skein Sophia in the Gourd colorway.

I have a feeling that I'll easily finish this shawl before the road trip back home so I've got to come up with another project to take.  Another pair of heroine socks? Another shawl? What's your favorite road trip knitting project?