Well I almost would have completed my Lacy Skirt this week. I had the feeling over the weekend that I was going to need 1 more skein, but it was confirmed last night when I officially ran out. As you can see, I ran out of yarn on 1 panel sooner than the other. The panel on the left has only 6 more rows to go and the one on the right has 27. Ohhhhhh soooo close!
This has never happened to me so you can understand my surprise. The only thing I can think of was when I calculated the yardage needed, I computed for the small size instead of the medium. See, this skirt is going to be worn as a top (possibly as a skirt too if the fit is good). I had bought the yarn a few months ago, so when I casted-on for the skirt I decided to make the medium to ensure adequate room int he chest and in hopes of maybe actually wearing it as a skirt too. I think I was thinking I had bought yarn for that size.
Anyway, I am in contact with where I purchased the yarn in hopes of getting 1 skein in the die lot needed. We shall see what happens!
With all that aside, I am loving this yarn. It is so soft and will hang very nicely when done. I will definitely work with this yarn again. I am already contemplating a different skirt to use this yarn in another color.
First, I want to thank everyone who commented to my last post. It's nice to know there is a place where others can relate to my anguish over a sweater that doesn't fit properly. I am happy to report that on Thursday night I sat down and attached the second sleeve. It is an official FO now. I did try it on again and while it does fit in some places, it doesn't in others and that's ok. It is still wearable and maybe I can snap a picture of myself in it in the near future.
Friday night I decided I was ready to reward myself with starting a new little project for the summer. Like my sis, I am knitting the Lacy Skirt with Bows from "Greetings From Knit Cafe". (I can be a lemming too.) I wasn't sure if I was going to knit the skirt in two separate pieces or in the round. So I thought that until I decided, I would go ahead and knit up the initial lace pieces. I mean, I did have until I got to the fifth piece to really make my decision because at that point the pieces are knitted into one piece.
On Sunday the verdict came to me. I decided to knit them seperately, but at the same time. I am actually a little further along than this picture below shows. I didn't feel like pulling out the camera again. I am using Elsebeth Lavold's Hempathy yarn in colorway Red Roses. There is ribbon that will go with this skirt that I will share once Mr. Mailman delivers it to me from South Carolina.
Well I almost would have completed my Lacy Skirt this week. I had the feeling over the weekend that I was going to need 1 more skein, but it was confirmed last night when I officially ran out. As you can see, I ran out of yarn on 1 panel sooner than the other. The panel on the left has only 6 more rows to go and the one on the right has 27. Ohhhhhh soooo close! 
