Tuesday Adventures

I know some people may go on adventure of a Tuesday afternoon all the time, but (much like Dolly Parton before me) I'm usually working 9 to 5. However, yesterday I took the day off and went with a friend and our kids to Remlinger Farms. It's a small amusement park near the foothills of the Cascade Mountain range. My friend Jolene has a daughter who is about the same age as my son, and they are buddies. Mom friend/kid friend combos are the best for going to amusement park outings. A good time was had by all.

Anyway,  Remlinger Farms is right down the road from Tolt Yarn and Wool, so of course we had to stop there before we started for home. I picked up a ball of Rowan Tweed, which is going to become Glenveagh Mitts from the Fall 2014 issue of Knitscene a ball of Twirl Petals, which is going to join a lighter ball of Twirl that I picked up the last time I was at Tolt and become an original design that's percolating in my brain; and three balls of YOTH, two Big Sister and one Little Brother. I don't have any designs on the YOTH right now, but it's just such gorgeous yarn and you can't really get it anywhere else so of course I had to grab some.

My friend's daughter noticed a waste basket full of scrap yarn under the ball winder. She asked if she could have some. She ended up coming home with a whole bag of scrap yarn - ask and you shall receive!

THEN my car battery died because I'm an idiot, and Veronika, the force behind YOTH Yarn and a lovely human gave me a jump and saved the day. It was quite funny. The whole shop was willing to help. It made me love Tolt even more!

Now it's back to work and back to reality for me. The weather outside is gloom and rain, and while there are some who would be disappointed by this, I will always be in favor of July days that feel like September. It makes my heart happy.