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I Ran Out of Yarn!

Ok…well, not completely, as I still have my stash.  The world has not come to an end…yet.

BUT, I did run out of yarn for my current project!  And I only have one small part and three rounds of another part to go before I start seaming!!

Ugh.

I am not a happy camper.  This yarn is not sold by local stores.  My friend, Rabbitrescuer, was gracious enough to send me the skein I used.

I’ve put out a couple of SOS calls on Ravelry.  I hope someone responds quickly.

Meanwhile, I don’t have a project on my needles!  What’s a girl to do?

Get out the laptop at midnight, of course, and start looking through Ravelry.

I’m giving serious consideration to making my first shawl.  I have two skeins of Malabrigo Lace that one of the ladies in the West Coast Oddball group sent me for my birthday.  It’s calling out to me, much like the sirens called out to the sailors of old.

Do you have any favorite patterns you’d like to share?

I’m desperate.  We’re going out of town on Thursday afternoon, and I simply MUST have something going by then.  I mean, can you imagine me, in a car for eight or nine hours, with no knitting to keep me occupied?  I might actually talk to the family!  Or worse…I might sing along to the radio.

My kids beg you…submit your ideas…and quickly…before their ears fall off from Mama talk.

Hmmm…this could be the ultimate revenge for the last few years of teenage angst they’ve thrown upon me…

Naw…I want to salvage what teensy bit of sanity I have left.

MUST

FIND

PATTERN

6 Responses

  1. Oh no… I feel your panic!!! I’ve been searching for a pattern for a felted bag too & HATE when I cant find what I want…

    Good luck on the hunt!

  2. How’d I know Rebecca would be the first to post about yarn! I’m still at squares. How many potholders can you do on a 9-hour trip?

  3. Making a first lace shawl while in the car would be difficult for me. Something like the simple yet effective shawl would work well as you could still talk to your family.

  4. Hmmm…I’ve done loads of lace projects before…just not a shawl. The construction concerns me a bit though…

  5. I’m sorry to read that you ran out of yarn, hopefully someone will have a match for you. I love to knit lace…I just don’t get them finished : )

    I searched ravelry for 970 yards/free/knitting/shawl here are a few

    -Swallowtail–this was a nice knit but the nupps were kinda annoying

    -Adamas Shawl

    -Juno Regina Stole

    -Upstairs Stole-I knitted a bit on GinaKnits stole, very quick pattern

    -North Roe Shawl

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