"Hey Danielle, what's 5 x 175?" (She's the one studying to be an accountant after all...)
"I get 875 yards - that right?"
"Great, I think I need 840 yds. It says it right here"
Yeah, 840 yards. Well, seems that was for ONE hank of the yarn indicated. I forgot to read that bit afterwards that said, "3 hanks". That would be 3 X 840. A bit more.
I am 2/3rd's short.
So, while I am waiting for more yarn (luckily it's white, so there is less chance of having any dyelot issues!) it is back to socks.
Lanna Grossa, Mega Boots Stretch. This is one of the skeins that I picked up in Ashland in September. One of the employees at the shop had warned me that the yarn had a tendency to split, but honestly I haven't had any problems with it. Maybe 'cause I'm using dpn's that are pointy enough? Not sure. Anyway, I am pleased with the results thus far. Although they may turn out a bit big for my foot. Oh well, I'm sure I can figure it out. I have two other skeins of the same yarn to play with also.
(I keep finding sock yarn stashed into nooks and crannies around the house. Oh well, like the Harlot say's, "extra insulation!") Luckily socks are pragmatic AND comfy. Although they do get some strange comments in public knitting sometimes. One lady once looked at my socks that I was oh so happily knitting... "You can get them real cheap at Walmart, ya know?" Man. She was lucky I didn't poke her eye out...
3 comments:
holy WALMART!!!!!!!! good lordie. i would have poked both eyes out. now if she said bloomies - then that's a bit nicer non? :)
You can't win....first the oven's broken then you don't have enough yarn for your shawl....maybe you need a quick fix :)
Start a new project....LOL
In my defense....accountants are no good without a calculater. I'm used to having one right in front of me, I can't do anything in my head anymore. Also it's almost impossible to use your own brain while you'r trying to make another.
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