I think I just lost one of my DPNs in transit tonight. Motherfucker. As if this sock isn’t cursed enough already.
Guess I’m gonna have to keep a set of Brittanys. Oh darn. :-P And I’ll have four CP spares then.
On a brighter note: three whole balls and part of a fourth. That’s how much yarn I had left over from Cozy. Based on yardage alone, I would’ve used a little more than seven balls, but needless to say I had a whole lot of other factors influencing how much yarn I needed. Man. I still can’t believe I only used a little over half of the yarn I bought for that project. Early on I didn’t think I have that much extra, but my gauge changed slightly partway through (probably due to the knitting back and forth).
But, I think I finally came up with a use for the leftovers. Yes, it’s another lace-pattern wrap. Just narrower. Well, I hope it’ll be long enough for a wrap, anyway. We shall see. I’m going to finish knitting with this partial ball first, see how long that turns out, then take it from there. If it looks like I won’t have enough for a wrap, I’ll do a less-interesting scarf with the remaining 150g.
As to what pattern I’m using? I have no idea what it’s called. I’m a dork and completely forgot that while browsing through bookstores a couple of months ago, I’d written down a few stitch patterns I’d found in some of the books. (I’d gotten into the habit of carrying a small notebook and pen with me – a habit I picked up while backpacking, so that I could jot down everything from directions to three-line journal entries. It’s a habit that came in handy while I was looking for ideas for one of my sister’s scarves.) I didn’t write down all the pattern names, so when I found those pages in my notebook, I had absolutely no clue what some of them were. So I swatched a few of them until I found one I liked.
On a somewhat related note, it’s a bit of an ego booster to know that my finished Cozy inspired someone else to try out the pattern. Even if I’m not the designer, it’s nice to know that I at least knitted up the design well enough to make someone go “hey, that’s really nice, I want one too!” instead of “if that’s what you get from that pattern, I never want to try it.” I don’t know, it’s such a small thing, but it makes me happy.
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