Lack of Yarn
Last week I bought
the most beautiful grey, turquoise and green yarn, to knit a little sweater for
my three year old. I thought the colors would look great on her, with her
little grey eyes and white hair. There were only two knots left in the store,
but the label on the yarn said four knots should be enough for a size 16
sweater, so I thought two of it would be more than enough for a little sweater
for a three year old.
Happily I started
knitting, but, you guessed it, I ran out of yarn long before the end came to
sight. I went back to the yarn store, hoping they could order a knot of the
same paint-bath in another branch, but no. Alas.
So, still thinking what to
do about this… Good ideas, anyone?
I'm thinking about contrasting rib.
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Thank you for your sweet words and the feature, Pam!
found you over at Fluster Buster - sorry I have no ideas to share with you other than maybe a co-ordinating colour - I am only a beginner knitter...
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment anyway :-) ! Always nice to know people care!
DeleteDo you still have the label on the yarn? If you do, you could call the company directly to see if they could send you more.
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up at Fluster's Creative Muster Party.
Hugs and Smiles
Robin
I've decided to use contrasting yarn for the ribs. The company is in Spain (and I am in the Netherlands), so it will probable take quite a while before the yarn have reached me. Thanks for sharing your idea anyway! Hugs, Liz
DeleteI don't have any better ideas but I love this yarn. The color is beautiful. Good luck solving your delema.
ReplyDeleteTraci
Thanks, Traci! I really love the yarn, too! That's why I definitely want to use it. Would be too bad to put it aside because I don't have enough of the yarn. I've decided to knit contrasting ribs, so I can finish the sweater. Liz
DeleteYeah, the best you can do is choose a coordinating color and go for it!
ReplyDeleteTracyAnn from www.crochethappy.com
Thanks for your comment, Tracy! I decided to do just that. I will show you all the result soon. Liz
DeleteIf you know what the yarn is you should be able to find it online. If it is not the same dye lot you can gradually integrate the new yarn, knitting every other line with the new skein for an inch or so - should blend in any color changes a bit more than just starting with the new skein. Hope this helps! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this idea, Alyssa! I decided to make contrasting ribs. I had some grey wool left from the Baby Boy Blanket (see earlier post) and used that. I didn't have the patience to wait for new yarn :-) . Liz
DeleteFor a 3-year-old, you can get away with a wildly contrasting colour started anywhere on the sweater ;-) That is gorgeous yarn!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your ideas, Jo! I've decided to go for the contrast! Liz
DeleteHave you tried e -bay or Amazon I have found yarn in a similar situation through amazon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this idea, Beth! I don't want to wait so long for more yarn (not the patient kind, I guess), so I'm going for contrast. Liz
DeleteOh I hate that, like beth said try online :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I hate it, too, haha! But I think I found a nice alternative! Show you soon! Liz
DeleteIt looks like you picked a pattern that uses garter stitch (or is that just the wrong side). Garter eats up more yarn than stockinette, so that could be your problem. Although, I think if I were you I'd do a contrasting rib before I ripped out all my work to start with a different pattern.
ReplyDeleteIt's the back side of the stockinette stitch. I decided to go for contrasting ribs and the sweater is almost finished now. Show you the result real soon! Thanks for leaving a comment! Liz
DeleteWhen this happens to me I simply get
ReplyDeleteanother color yard and give it a
stripe throughout... pretty colors.
Sandy
Thanks for your comment, Sandy!
DeleteI think a contrasting color could be really fun...colorblocking is very fashionable right now...play with it! I'd try to pick up on that pretty turquoise!
ReplyDeleteI went for the contrasting color! I will show the result soon!
DeleteIf you ever need a particular yarn go to ravelry.com. You can search for that particular yarn and also use the forums to let people know what you need. Some of the knitters have hundreds of skeins of yarn in boxes and I am pretty sure you can find what you need.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this great tip!
DeleteYou could make a scarf or a hat with it instead. Good luck finding your next project! Thanks for linking up to Hookin on Hump Day!
ReplyDeleteI think the yarn is too beautiful to make a hat of it, so I chose to knit contrasting ribs. I will show the result tomorrow!
DeleteOh no, that is so frustrating. Where are you in the process? You could do some part of the sweater in a complementary color.
ReplyDeleteYes, I hate it, too, haha! I finished the sweater already and used a complementary color for the ribs. I will post about it tomorrow!
DeleteOh, no! I just started knitted & gauging how much you need for casting off & all that. I had a post to share about knitting I did & its coming soon. I hope you get a chance to read it when published. Visiting from DearCreatives.com
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the rest of the project!
Thank you, Theresa! It's finished now and turned out quite well in the end.
DeleteThanks so much for stopping by and linking up your awesome project! Visit us again next week and link up more awesome stuff!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Susie@bowdabra
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Oh no! That's so frustrating. Can you order it online? What a pretty color and it looks so soft. Thanks for linking up with Sew Cute Tuesday:)
ReplyDeleteYes, it was! But the sweater is finished and turned out quite beautiful, if I may say so myself! Thanks for visiting! Liz
DeleteI just started knitting a few weeks ago and my first scarf is really a half-scarf because I too did not purchase enough yarn. Sorry I don't have any suggestions; just thought I'd tell you I understand!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your sweet comment, Jessica! Yes, I've learned my lesson about buying enough yarn, haha!
DeleteWow, the cookies are amazing, congratulations for being featured!!
ReplyDeleteConcerning the lack of yarn, maybe it would suffice for a little tank top? So you wouldn't need yarn for the arms or much length.
The sweater is already finished and in the end it turned out very well. Thanks for visiting and leaving such a nice comment! Liz
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