So I have been having knitting needle woes (broken needles/annoying interchangeables) but I've been happily knitting Swing Thing for my son's friend. Then I realized that I only had two more balls of the yarn I was using and for the first time I checked the pattern to find out how many yards of yarn I'd need to actually complete the project. I don't have any where near enough--I'd need about four more balls to finish. I'm not sure how I just jumped into the project without making sure but here I am, 55% done. I have a few options.
1. Try to hunt around at local yarn stores to see if I can find the exact same yarn, dye lot and everything. There are no guarantees and I really don't want to be dragging the boys around from yarn store to yarn store as yarn stores are notoriously anti-children [and rightfully so--kids like to touch, pick their noses and drool and you can't (or shouldn't) have all of that going on around yarn].
2. Keep knitting until I run out of yarn completely and then add on a different yarn for the bottom and sleeves. This might look tacky but it also might come out looking interesting and different in a good way.
3. Frog (take out) the whole thing and use the yarn for something else. I wouldn't want to do this necessarily or at all because I really have labored over it so far. It is a pretty tight stitch on somewhat smallish needles--a lot of stitches. And I really like how it's coming out. It's very pretty and I know Emma would look so adorable in it.
But I find myself leaning towards choice 3, partially as a "punishment" for not being more careful/observant before starting a new and rather large project, but also because I really have a vision of how I wanted the sweater to turn out and it did not include a different color. Also, I know how frustrating finding the exact match of yarn can be but for the sake of the work I've already done, I may have to just bear down and try. Choice 3 is also appealing because I have another project in mind that I could use the yarn for: a yoga mat bag (I just started practicing). The yarn is a peach color but since I only do yoga at home, I'm not too worried about it getting filthy. I like that it's a natural and durable fiber (cotton).
Well, what would you do in my shoes??
1. Try to hunt around at local yarn stores to see if I can find the exact same yarn, dye lot and everything. There are no guarantees and I really don't want to be dragging the boys around from yarn store to yarn store as yarn stores are notoriously anti-children [and rightfully so--kids like to touch, pick their noses and drool and you can't (or shouldn't) have all of that going on around yarn].
2. Keep knitting until I run out of yarn completely and then add on a different yarn for the bottom and sleeves. This might look tacky but it also might come out looking interesting and different in a good way.
3. Frog (take out) the whole thing and use the yarn for something else. I wouldn't want to do this necessarily or at all because I really have labored over it so far. It is a pretty tight stitch on somewhat smallish needles--a lot of stitches. And I really like how it's coming out. It's very pretty and I know Emma would look so adorable in it.
But I find myself leaning towards choice 3, partially as a "punishment" for not being more careful/observant before starting a new and rather large project, but also because I really have a vision of how I wanted the sweater to turn out and it did not include a different color. Also, I know how frustrating finding the exact match of yarn can be but for the sake of the work I've already done, I may have to just bear down and try. Choice 3 is also appealing because I have another project in mind that I could use the yarn for: a yoga mat bag (I just started practicing). The yarn is a peach color but since I only do yoga at home, I'm not too worried about it getting filthy. I like that it's a natural and durable fiber (cotton).
Well, what would you do in my shoes??
: Recently, I've been knitting stuff on 9s and 10s just because my knitting time is limited . . . Swing Thing I'm knitting on 7s (I think). I will (grudgingly) knit a swatch, wash and measure and go from there.
i do hope that one day, you feel comfy posting. You are most welcome to.
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It's not really a tight stitch/gauge pattern, so I'm concerned you might be off on gauge!
Let me take a minute to say your patterns are fab . . . I knit up 4 different longies for my baby before he was born and one for my toddler using your longies pattern.
You've gotta post pics now when you are finished. (and, I just read your celebrity comment out loud to my DH and boys, and they literally laughed out loud. Then told me that I'm not that cool, LOL)
