Dying Yarn, Day 2

            When Tim got home last night, we went out to dinner then chatted about our future combined knitting project. I have always knit or crochet or did some kind of craft while watching TV.  Tim likes to watch sports, I do not, so I would knit something during the game he was watching.  Tim saw me creating something, then felt that he could be more productive while the game was on, so asked me to teach him to knit.  He has been knitting for a few years now, and is still impressed at what you can create.  His ideas, for the most part, can be done, but there are still limitations on whatis physically possible.  He wants to make a themed blanket for a new nephew that will be arriving, with graphics.  In my mind, blankets made by 2 people need to be made in squares, then sewn together.  Since Tim only knits, has no desire to crochet, knitting it is.  The thing he wanted to make was a scene, cutting it into squares was proving difficult.   I was trying to explain seams and where they would have to go, he decided that seams weren’t going to go with the image.  We have decided to go with characters on a knit square and leave it at that.  Seams won’t be an issue, won’t break up the scene. 

            So after this lengthy discussion, we went to bed.  We had talked about it doing to rain all week.  I’m listening to the rain on the roof, then jump up and yell, “My yarn is still outside!”  I had totally forgotten, in all the new knit project excitement, that I had left it to dry on the balcony.  Tim, being the fantastic husband he is, didn’t even question, jumped right up and retrieved it.  I checked it this morning, it’s still wet!  I put it outside again, it’s nice an sunny now, hopefully I don’t repeat my mistake.  I wonder if the rain water ran clear through the yarn and took the last of the dye out…