I've always known that The Knitting Room in Birmingham, MI is one of my favorite LYS. Linda and I discovered it on our very first Yarn Tour that cemented our friendship forever. We started at Crafty Lady in Macomb, next went to the Knitting Room and proceeded to visit 6 or 7 LYS between Macomb and Adrian. It was in the Map Quest days rather than GPS so we had pages and pages of directions taking us from one LYS to the next. It was great and we were exhausted and poor when we got home. We even went to one place that was a couple rooms in a motel. Linda bought some beautiful teal yarn there, but I had already drained my wallet. I think Crafty Lady and the Knitting Room were the only ones we returned to. I bought my first Charisma at the Knitting Room. Wait a minute! I have a beautiful sweater still on the needles knit from pink and gray Charisma! It is beautiful. Maybe I will do a post showcasing my unfinished works of art. Well, in all honesty, it would be more than one post. But maybe it would inspire me to finish some of those oldies but goodies.
Linda and I had planned to go to the Knitting Room for a Norah Gaughan class. We were so excited! We hadn't taken a class in a long time together. There really is nothing better than spending a knitting day together. We have had some really great times taking knitting classes together. Maggie Jackson, Valentina Devine, Sally Melville to name a few. It also was going to complete one of my 2015 knitting goals. It was perfect. Another exciting part was I was going to get to see Barb, one of my Stitch Together sisters. WE WERE GEEKED!
We had to leave at 7:00 A.M. to get there. I got up at 5:00 (really a little before because I was so excited) and it was pouring. Not just raining, it was torrential. Now we had a two hour drive in Amazonian-like, torrential rain and I was the driver. I have been a little skittery about driving after my accident in the fall. The down pour made me really nervous. I called Linda to do a trip check. She didn't say, "That's ok, I'll drive," so I figured hydroplaning from Adrian to Birmingham didn't sound great to her either. We decided not to go.
At 8:45 (the class was supposed to start at 9:00), I called The Knitting Room to let them know we wouldn't be there and got ahold of Barb, my Stitch Together sister who works there. Linda and I were sad, but not sad enough to get in the car and slog our way though horrible traffic and horrible rain. It poured for the rest of the day. There never was a time when you could say, "oh, it's just raining." It was torrential all day. Two of the routes we would have taken to get home (M50 and US 223) both closed due to flooding. It rained so much that Linda and I didn't even get together to knit. We didn't even go get Mom to spend the night. Murphy the wonder dog didn't want to go out and do his thing. I swear I saw an ark floating down M52 a block from our little subdivision. It was horrible.
We had to leave at 7:00 A.M. to get there. I got up at 5:00 (really a little before because I was so excited) and it was pouring. Not just raining, it was torrential. Now we had a two hour drive in Amazonian-like, torrential rain and I was the driver. I have been a little skittery about driving after my accident in the fall. The down pour made me really nervous. I called Linda to do a trip check. She didn't say, "That's ok, I'll drive," so I figured hydroplaning from Adrian to Birmingham didn't sound great to her either. We decided not to go.
At 8:45 (the class was supposed to start at 9:00), I called The Knitting Room to let them know we wouldn't be there and got ahold of Barb, my Stitch Together sister who works there. Linda and I were sad, but not sad enough to get in the car and slog our way though horrible traffic and horrible rain. It poured for the rest of the day. There never was a time when you could say, "oh, it's just raining." It was torrential all day. Two of the routes we would have taken to get home (M50 and US 223) both closed due to flooding. It rained so much that Linda and I didn't even get together to knit. We didn't even go get Mom to spend the night. Murphy the wonder dog didn't want to go out and do his thing. I swear I saw an ark floating down M52 a block from our little subdivision. It was horrible.
We were sad we missed working with Norah but relieved that we didn't have to drive in torrential rain, didn't get trapped away from home by flood waters, didn't get passed by cars hydroplaning going 80 miles an hour and most of all didn't get in an accident. (WOW! I sounded just a little crazed there didn't I!) Linda and I both knit all day and had an unanticipated, unscheduled day. Those are always a gift.
A couple weeks after the event, I got a package in the mail and the sweetest note. The owners of The Knitting Room felt bad that we were unable to come. They sent the handouts and gift cards for Linda and me. Isn't that great customer service! They know us so well! Our gift cards will grow into something bigger. We will want to use use it all and will end up spending more. Not only had The Knitting Room given us a gift card, they have given us a day together--PRICELESS. Thank you to the wonderful owners of the fabulous Knitting Room.
If you live in or are visiting Michigan and want to visit a LYS (did you notice I didn't say "Need yarn?"), you need to go to The Knitting Room in Birmingham, where you will receive the best customer service ever.
A couple weeks after the event, I got a package in the mail and the sweetest note. The owners of The Knitting Room felt bad that we were unable to come. They sent the handouts and gift cards for Linda and me. Isn't that great customer service! They know us so well! Our gift cards will grow into something bigger. We will want to use use it all and will end up spending more. Not only had The Knitting Room given us a gift card, they have given us a day together--PRICELESS. Thank you to the wonderful owners of the fabulous Knitting Room.
If you live in or are visiting Michigan and want to visit a LYS (did you notice I didn't say "Need yarn?"), you need to go to The Knitting Room in Birmingham, where you will receive the best customer service ever.
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