VirgKnits94: June 2013

Yesterday was an interesting day. The weaving guild I belong to (IEHG) had a Dye Workshop day. Our host (who has a beautiful Victorian home) had several dye stations set up outside in her car port. We were using dyes specifically for protein fibers (wool, silk, alpaca etc...) and they were the same colors we had at the Studio 66 Retreat.

It was hot but there was a breeze as the afternoon went on. I brought 8 skeins (4 skeins Knit Picks Bare Gloss and 4 mystery wool skeins from the slush fund table in weaving class) to dye. A lot of people brought silk hankies (for spinning not for noses), silk scarves and silk ribbon. I think a few other brought wool but it was easy to tell ours apart. The colors turned out beautiful!!!!

I dyed one skein of the mystery wool in the same colors I used for the silk ribbons at the Studio 66 Retreat. It came out complementary (at least I think so).

Mystery wool dyed in rose colors

Wool with Silk Ribbons

Silk ribbons alone (dyed at Studio 66 Retreat)

The day got even more interesting as when I went to go home my car keys were missing. We looked high and low, I dumped out my bags and no car keys. It was rather clear that my keys had probably gone home in someone else's bag. Our host offered me the use of her car to go home and pick up my spare car keys! That was VERY nice of her. She said I could keep it overnight if necessary however I decided to go get the keys and bring her car back immediately. This seems rather easy except I live 44 miles away. It took about 5 hours to complete the trip home, the trip back and then the second trip home in my car. Between the trip home and the trip back I sent out an email (from the list of attendees they gave me) asking everyone to look in their bags.

This morning when I was getting ready for church, sure enough I got a phone call from one of the other ladies (I missed it as I was in the other room) and an email letting me know that my keys were in the bottom of her yarn bag. I gave her a call right back and we arranged that I would pick them up this afternoon. Of course it would not be anyone close by, she lives 84 miles away from me. Can you say sitcom? I decided to make an afternoon of it and went to some outlet stores I have been curious about for the last two years on the way home. Needless to say I am very happy I am back at home with my keys!

I have been lucky in other ways as at the Studio 66 Retreat and the spinning guild I belong to (GLASG) I have won fiber to spin! At Studio 66 I won BFL and a wool/alpaca blend. At GLASG I won camel down and silk top.