Quick! Call Yarn-1-1

I had a knitting crisis today. You know how it goes: On my way to an appointment where I was going to be sitting for a few hours, I suddenly realized I HAD NO KNITTING WITH ME!!! I can't even described the emotions - although if you are reading this blog, I bet you absolutely can relate. I hate to admit it, but it really felt like sadness. Maybe even panic.

Luckily, not too far out of the way was a yarn shop, albeit the one I always swear I'll never enter again. But at this point, I would have bought yarn from Osama.

Knowing I was going to be late, I rushed in, pushing passed a clerk saying, "Can I help you.." I grabbed a skein of Filatura Portofino and a pair of size 7 Turbos, and shouted, "No, it's an emergency thing."

Then and there, I vowed never to be stranded (or should I say unstranded) again. At least not if I am in my car. That must be what glove compartments, back seats and trunks are for. Perhaps someone (who, me?) should invent the emergency knitting jump kit. What about a service like Triple A that you can call to bring needles and yarn to you wherever you are? Where do I sign up? All I know is I am putting together my roadside knitting trauma kit - and I won't leave home again without it.

Comments

[Chris]

Wow, that's quite a kit!! Cassie of Too Much Wool has been putting together emergency sock kits lately - I think you've both tapped into a an unserved need. :)

[Sharon]

Coffee in hand, goodbye kiss from my hubby, teenagers off to school, 3rd grader getting ready for school, huge burst out loud laughs from reading your blog...priceless! Thank you! I definetly can relate. I leave the house daily looking like a high priced bag lady with a Vera Bradley bag filled with knitting books and a Vera bag filled with works in progress.

[Jennifer]

Ha! I love the yarn emergency picture. The kit kind of scares me. Just a bit. Remember - knitting is like the American Express Card - "Don't Leave Home Without It" - because you never know.

[scribblesnbits]

What a great picture! And that is some kit! But you need to have something like that! I can totally relate to the panic! I get antsy just sitting in the car while Mister fills the tank. I've learned to carry at least a book with me at all times.

[Marcia]

I was just sitting here thinking "Oh, crap, I just finished a project and now I have NO KNITTING to take to this god-awful real estate class this afternoon and there is no way I can sit through that s..t without needles in my hands and...". Well, you know.

[Amy]

Oh, that's great! But just imagine how cool it would be if you could really call Yarn-1-1 and have the dispatcher send over supplies. "What do you need, ma'am?" "I desperately need some sock yarn! I prefer earth tones! And Addis!"

[Jennifer]

I like the kit! I had to take a car in to get new tires today, and packed up my knitting to go. I would have been stressed out if I had forgotten. I totally understand.

[Kristen]

Oh yes, I can relate. Like a Boy Scout I always try to 'Be Prepared' but there are times when for some reason I'm faced with a boring chunk of time with no knitting at hand. Yarn-1-1 would be divine!

[Carolyn Mae]

You're too funny. Good idea though b/c oftentimes we get bad weather here and have extra blankets and clothes just in case we are stranded I should consider such a kit.

[hanne]

I have a car-knitting-kit in my glove compardment in my car. And it's there all the time!!! Because I hate waiting, tend meetings etc, without knitting!!!

[Kat]

We've all been there. I should stash a sock/scarf project in the car. Living in the city, I use public transport most of the time, so I have to remember to grab my purse and my knitting bag. Once of these days I'll get smart and get a purse large enough to hold the knitting.

[Amy]

Too funny! I'm thinking that I may have to put dishcloth supplies in the trunk milk crate along with the jumper cables, first aid kit, & other roadside emergency essentials. :)