The Long Way — The Plotted Path https://theplottedpath.com/journal/ Sewn journals, walking itineraries and knitting notions. Made for people who write things down and take the long way around. en-US Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Four days in the Grayson Highlands, and the stretch with nowhere to eat https://theplottedpath.com/journal/grayson-highlands-in-four-days/ https://theplottedpath.com/journal/grayson-highlands-in-four-days/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The high country of southwest Virginia has the only true balds in the state, a herd of feral ponies, and a summit worth skipping. Four days out of Damascus, with the awkward parts named rather than glossed over. How much yarn a cabled sweater actually takes https://theplottedpath.com/journal/how-much-yarn-cabled-sweater/ https://theplottedpath.com/journal/how-much-yarn-cabled-sweater/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cables eat about a third more yarn than the same sweater in stocking stitch, which is why so many pattern estimates run short. Here is the arithmetic, and how to check it before you commit. Why a sewn binding costs more, and when it is not worth it https://theplottedpath.com/journal/why-sewn-bindings/ https://theplottedpath.com/journal/why-sewn-bindings/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A sewn notebook opens flat and survives a decade. A glued one does not. That difference is worth paying for in some notebooks and completely wasted in others.