Knitting in the car - do you get carsick?

[laikabear]

I don't usually go places as the passenger these days, but I finally got a few chances this weekend to try knitting in the car. I can't do it! I get horribly carsick right off the bat. I can't knit without looking yet, so maybe it is watching the stitches as well as seeing the scenery out of the corner of my eye?

I can successfully knit on an airplane, but not during takeoff and landing (when the ground is visible).

The weird thing is that I usually never get motion sickness, no matter how violent the roller coaster or even on that Teacup ride at Disney World. I have always been able to read in the car (my mom can't) and can still do that. Maybe I'll try it again when (if) I get good enough to knit with my eyes closed.

[Jan in CA]

It bothers me, too. I don't have trouble on planes though either. However, I DO get motion sickness and don't go on rides like the teacups. Ack!

[CMRab]

I can knit in the car but try to have something where I don't have to read a pattern. Reading makes me very sick. There are bands that you wear on your wrist that help with nausea called seabands that may help.

[busygal]

Thank goodness I can happily read or knit for hours, even on the windiest roads, though I know many who can't. So sorry that you are missing all that quality knitting time! I assume you've tried the OTC remedies, but have you asked your doctor if there is something else you can try for motion sickness?

[WandaT]

I can usually knit in the car with no problems unless we're on very winding roads. I get sick then and have to put it away. I can knit on the plane too but not during takeoff and landing. Glad to know I'm somewhat "normal!" LOL

[GinnyG]

I get almost 1 1/2 hours of knitting in every day in the car! I ride with DH to work and we have about a 40 minute commute. I always have some kind of "simple" project (hat, scarf, straight stitch sweater) going for car knitting. IT doens't make me car sick unless I am trying to knit and read a pattern.

My DH even installed a "knitting light" (a head lamp wrapped around the sun visor that shines down into my lap) for knitting when it's dark on either end of the commute!

[SBG]

I can do it. I can't read in the car, not even a couple of words, without feeling horrible. Knitting doesn't bother me though!

[Braden]

I can't even look down in the car for longer than a few minutes without getting sick. But, I can knit something simple where I don't have to look at it as much but even that sometimes bothers me.

[Tropicflower24]

I can *usually* knit in the the car, but there is one town around here that the road to it is so curvey, I can NEVER get anything done.

[Lisa R.]

On the highway, yes. On winding mountain roads...nope.