Mossy Cottage Knits

"Garage:" "Garbage" Minus the Letter "B"

What my garage used to look like:

What it looked like after this weekend:

Whuh?! What happened?! Did I sneak the Giveaway in early and not tell anyone? Or did TMK and I just decide to keep all the lemonade and iced tea and cookies and babe-a-licious strippers for ourselves and have Disasters ‘R’ Us come and haul the yarn away to the landfill?

Uh, no. The yarn was outside, on the lawn, being sorted. I was not handling it well.

I recovered after a little while, moved to a different vantage point, and just stared at it fiercely, hoping it would sort itself or that I would discover heretofore untapped telekinetic powers. It didn’t and I didn’t.

Let me tell you, though, knitters, there are some yummy colors in that pile-o-rama. See the last box far in the back, with the rich red peeking out of it? To die for. (The huge, amorphous pile of terra cotta is the same gigantic skein that I’ve been hauling all over the place for photo ops. I’ve now grown attached to it, named it Kitty, and am keeping it as a pet. Despite appearances, it wasn’t out there to be sorted; it was merely keeping me company while sleeping off a big bowl of fish-flavored Kitty Krunchies. At one point, it did mistakenly get stuffed into a box but it was rescued after it let out a few angry yowls.)

Smooches to TMK for her remarkable work in the garage. Even after I finished sorting the yarn and we crammed all the boxes back in, there was room to maneuver. I discovered as a result that there are an astonishing number of things in the garage that have nothing to do with yarn like, curiously, a lawn mower, a cord of wood and Christmas decorations. Who knew?!

This weekend we also watched the finished version of the F.I.R.E. movie, “One Steppe at a Time.” At the last knit-in, we had the opportunity to watch a version that was about 50% completed; this time around it was like watching a completely different movie. It was longer, richer, more moving, more complete, and, more importantly to me/us, there was quite a bit more footage of Dulaan items being distributed (MaryB, a great close-up of one of your hats!). At the end, a surprise—a heartfelt "thank you" to all the knitters and contributors! I believe TMK and I clapped and let out a "squee" or two. Or, more likely, I said "squee" and TMK uttered a slow and smooth Danny-Zuko-like "cool" because, after all, she does have to her street cred to maintain.

Kudos to all of you who suggested that we show the movie at the Giveaway. Fabulous idea...or it would be if this semi-Luddite owned a DVD player. Fortunately, TMK has come to the rescue—yet again—and said she will bring her laptop so we can watch the DVD on it.

(Note to Pat: I’ve sent you an email with the Giveaway information. Let me know if you don’t receive it.)

Posted by Ryan at August 14, 2006 10:48 AM