Creative Uses for Yarn
I mentioned in my last entry that I was making a more permanent trip up to Seattle. Well, I managed to find an apartment more easily than I had imagined.
Luckily the whole moving process went very quickly and smoothly, and I'm writing now from my new apartment which, despite being covered in boxes, is very nice.
Friday night I took the train down to Salem. Saturday morning my lovely Salem knitting friend Lacey and I picked up and loaded the truck:
Guess how much of that is yarn...
a lot. And the spinning wheel is safely up in the left corner, roped in behind a couch cushion (you can't see it in the picture).
We drove up to Seattle in some questionable weather - it changed from overcast skies to pouring rain to sun to hail to snow... And then while we were unloading the truck, thundersnow. It was a crazy day.
Moving is always stressful, and especially when it happens in a matter of hours. Most of the stuff was still packed and in limbo from my move from the east coast, but the few things that had been unpacked were quickly thrown into boxes. Of course, then you arrive at the new location and realize that you don't have everything you need handy.
I amazingly managed to find my shower curtain, but didn't have any rings to hang it with. Yarn to the rescue!
Don't worry, it's just Wool Ease. I figured a high acrylic content would be good for this application. ;) This was an unexpected benefit of being a knitter. I may not have been able to find much the first night after moving, but I could certainly find some yarn!
On the other hand, I still haven't managed to find my swift.
I'm excited to finally fulfill my dream of getting an Expedit (in black) to fill with yarn and use as a room divider.
And the kitties are settling in pretty well.
Listening to: Don't Change ~ AFI
Luckily the whole moving process went very quickly and smoothly, and I'm writing now from my new apartment which, despite being covered in boxes, is very nice.
Friday night I took the train down to Salem. Saturday morning my lovely Salem knitting friend Lacey and I picked up and loaded the truck:
Guess how much of that is yarn...
a lot. And the spinning wheel is safely up in the left corner, roped in behind a couch cushion (you can't see it in the picture).
We drove up to Seattle in some questionable weather - it changed from overcast skies to pouring rain to sun to hail to snow... And then while we were unloading the truck, thundersnow. It was a crazy day.
Moving is always stressful, and especially when it happens in a matter of hours. Most of the stuff was still packed and in limbo from my move from the east coast, but the few things that had been unpacked were quickly thrown into boxes. Of course, then you arrive at the new location and realize that you don't have everything you need handy.
I amazingly managed to find my shower curtain, but didn't have any rings to hang it with. Yarn to the rescue!
Don't worry, it's just Wool Ease. I figured a high acrylic content would be good for this application. ;) This was an unexpected benefit of being a knitter. I may not have been able to find much the first night after moving, but I could certainly find some yarn!
On the other hand, I still haven't managed to find my swift.
I'm excited to finally fulfill my dream of getting an Expedit (in black) to fill with yarn and use as a room divider.
And the kitties are settling in pretty well.
Listening to: Don't Change ~ AFI
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11:51 PM
4 Comments:
Hee, nice Evolution One box there. :)
Good luck in your new place! I am jealous of the Ikea-bility of your apartment.
Great fix for the shower curtain...good luck in your new home!
Very exciting! Great McGuyver on the shower curtain!
Glad the move went well! Nice work with the shower curtain. :)
I have an Expedit that I use half for book storage & half for yarn storage (I have a white one with 4 red drawers) and I LOVE IT. It is so the perfect thing. It'll work well for you as a room divider, too!
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