Sometimes you just know
Or at least get a feeling. The shawl is near completion. I felt like the shawl was going to be on the small side so I knit a few extra repeats. When I got to the end, I had a feeling that I wasn’t going to have enough yarn so I tinked the latest row I did and stopped knitting with 4 rows to go. Then I sat it aside for a couple of weeks, hoping the yarn would grow with time. Unfortunately, that didn’t work.
I have 2 choices; I can either undo the bind off I’ve already completed and do a regular bind off instead of picot (omg I will never do a picot bind off on a shawl again!), or I can order more yarn. Being as I’m 2/3 of the way through, I chose Order More Yarn. Why is it that you can’t place an order with KnitPicks and just get what you need? I mean, you just have to buy enough to get that free shipping. It has to be cheaper than one hank of yarn and shipping for said hank, right? The good news is that KP is having 40% books right now, which I hadn’t even gotten the email notification yet, so I bought a couple of books, one which was sold out at their last sale.
Yep, I did have a birthday a couple of weeks ago. (Thanks for the shoutout La!) I have to share a few things I got.
All of this is from Donna, with the exception of the stitch markers. Bella thought that the Koala was for her. Sorry pup, it’s mine! The card is adorable, the yarn is gorgeous, the socks are to die for. I’ll confess, at first glance I thought the soap (below the socks) was candy and I couldn’t wait to eat it. I didn’t. The stitch markers (so pretty) are from a contest I won at SpinKnitUp . They weren’t for my birthday but since they arrived the day after, I’m considering them a birthday gift anyway.
I’ll most likely have most of a skein of KP Gloss Lace (color Bluebird) up for grabs soon.
October 20th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
I’m so glad you were able to get more yarn!