Oh Happy Day!
Today I am doing the Lazy Knitter Happy Dance. It's because I have a really great online friend AND because I got a parcel in the mail. My really great friend is Monika of Smokin Hot Needles who just happens to be on Ravelry and who took pity on me because I reached the jolting conclusion I didn't have enough yarn to finish my Terra Cotta Tee - yes, always a nice place to arrive at with a discontinued yarn! Anyways, I had posted on several Yahoo Groups looking for more of the Four Seasons yarn and one very thoughtful member sent me a link to a Ravelry search, which, unfortunately I couldn't use because I'm not a member. Monika, however, kindly pursued it and connected me with someone who had 2 complete skeins in the right color they were happy to sell. And here's the best part - it's even the same dye lot - now what are the odds of that??? I will admit I was hoping to get 3 to 5 more skeins but beggars can't be choosers, eh? Now I know you're thinking that it sounds like an awful lot of yardage to be "short" of but it's not when you understand I was hoping to make the main body full length and now I'll just make it waist length. It's one of the reasons I've knit the sleeves first on both yoke sweaters I'm working on. For those of you who don't know, on yoke sweaters the sleeves are worked to the underarm then joined to the main body and knit in the round. This way, no matter what I do to the main body, the sleeves are already the desired length and the right color. Any adjustments that need to be made due to yardage considerations will be made to the upper body and everything will match. I admit I take risks as a knitter but at least they are somewhat calculated risks! LOL! So are you wondering what I would have done if I couldn't find any more of this yarn in this color? Oh let's just not go there, shall we? 
Cheers all! Hope your day is as happy as mine!
Cheers all! Hope your day is as happy as mine!
Posted by Gloria Patre at 5/27/2010 9:02 AM 
Categories: Sweaters
Tags: twisted stitches classic elite four seasons knitted t-shirt cotton wool blend
Categories: Sweaters
Tags: twisted stitches classic elite four seasons knitted t-shirt cotton wool blend
Oh happy day indeed!!! So wonderful that Monika could help you out! and that somebody had the exact dye lot required!! WHOO HOOO
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