Elizabeth ([info]dendrophilous) wrote,

Impending Yarn Emergency

I am going to run out of yarn before I finish the afghan I'm making for my boyfriend. The brand is widely available, but since I bought it about 8 years and two states ago, the chance of buying more from the same dye lot is nil. Also, they seem to have discontinued one of the three colors I'm using.

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What should I do?

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Embrace denial for as long as possible -- keep making squares. (That's what I did the last time I noticed.)
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Buy yarn from a different dyelot and hope no one notices. (Tricky for the one that's discontinued.)
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Buy a coordinating yet obviously different shade of yarn and use at random, which could look really interesting when used to stitch the squares together. (Tempting.)
2 (22.2%)
Same as above, but plan ahead so the differently-colored squares look like they were supposed to be there and all the squares are stitched together with the appropriate yarn color. (Probably the right answer but requires effort.)
2 (22.2%)
Something that will be specified in comments.
1 (11.1%)
Make snowflakes instead. (Difficult to stitch into an afghan (but that'd be pretty).)
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[info]splash_the_cat

May 27 2007, 04:17:07 UTC 5 years ago

Try Ebay. I found some yarn that had been discontinued there. You might get lucky.

[info]dendrophilous

May 27 2007, 21:40:41 UTC 5 years ago

I was wrong - they still make it, I was just looking up the wrong name.

Ebay worries me. I've bought stuff on it with no problems, but I'd be worried about getting smoky or mildewy yarn.

[info]heleninwales

May 27 2007, 10:07:31 UTC 5 years ago

It it were me, I would probably try option 2. And it would not work! I would be forever aware that some of the squares were subtly different shades.

I therefore suggested option 3, though 4 would be even better if you could do it.

[info]dendrophilous

May 27 2007, 21:41:43 UTC 5 years ago

I may end up doing 2, after today's unsuccessful shopping trip. If they don't make any colors I want to buy, I'll have to go back to the original pattern.
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