After an exciting and inspiring worship service this morning (and Vicki visited my church!), we headed east in the RV. We’ve made it to WaKeeney, Kansas tonight. Tomorrow is Columbia, Missouri; Tuesday we’ll pick up Vicki’s brother; Wednesday we’ll drop him off at his new nursing home in Broomfield, Colorado, and we’ll be home.
Nothing exciting in today’s drive—we stopped at the Kansas Welcome Center, where Vicki asked about her memories of seeing the world’s largest ball of string as a child. Sure enough, the world’s largest ball of sisal twine is in Cawker City. Not that we’ll get to see it this trip …
Pray for our safety as we cruise along I-70!
About how large IS that largest ball of yarn? I’m a beginner knitter so this interests me…
Roadside America is one of my favorite sites. It’s full of quirky places and facts. Here’s what they offered (http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/MNDARtwine.html):
—> largest ball of sisal twine rolled by one man: Darwin, Minnesota
Started in 1950, the ball weighs 17,400 pounds and is twelve feet in diameter
—> largest ball of sisal twine: Cawker City, Kansas
7,049,191 feet long, as of August, 2003; 17,000 pounds
—> plastic string ball: Branson, Missouri
41.5 foot circumference, 13 feet tall
—> twine ball rolled by one man: Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin
19,336 pounds
Now, you’ll notice none of those is actually yarn, and Google and I couldn’t find anything useful on balls of yarn. Sorry!