We were quite hungry, so we stopped by a place just down the road from the yarn shop first for lunch (where we had some lovely farm fresh foods). One rental car later-after we figured out how to use it (push button start and a dial to shift into reverse/drive/park)-we were on our way to Carnation on the side trip we had planned to Tolt Yarn and Wool. Unfortunately we didn't get to sit together on the plane, but it was a pretty good flight and we got to Seattle without any issues. Friday morning, early but not insanely early, we were at the airport and after a little confusion due to construction, got checked in and to our gate. Thursday, Emily drove to my house (which is about 30 minutes away from the airport she lives about 2 hours away so it was easier to catch a morning flight from my house) and we had a nice evening knitting and getting ready for our trip the next day. Of course, we had to wait until the date of the retreat arrived! After talking to my husband and my friend Emily (whom I invited to go with me), Emily and I signed up for the retreat, booked airfare and room at the resort, and were ready to go. I really wanted a knitting retreat to be one of those events so Strung Along was one of the ones on my list.Īnd then I saw the announcement for the lineup for the April retreat: Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Kate Atherley, and Clara Parkes. One of the things I wanted to do this year is to get more involved in the fiber community in person rather than just online, which meant going to various events.

I had heard about the Strung Along Retreats a while back and thought that I'd like to go to one someday, but I never really seriously pursued it. Instead of this week's Fiber Week in Review, I am doing a special review of the Strung Along Retreat, which I attended from Friday, April 10 through Monday, April 13 (returning home on Tuesday the 14th).

Strung along retreat