Succumbed
I cast aside the pullover and cast on for something else. But I want to say that at least half of it is Elann’s fault. I ordered some extra skeins from them sometime back for my red pullover, since the twisted stitches made sure what I had wasn’t enough. Now it turns out I only thought I placed the order. Since their website wasn’t working for some reason then, I just postponed it and then clean forgot.
So after I did finally order them, I hyperventilated for a while that I wouldn’t be able to finish this pullover anyway, because the package wouldn’t arrive before I left next week, and what had I been killing myself over all these days???? Then I relaxed and figured that this was my perfect excuse; basic rule, is it not: no yarn, no knitting.
And so, whistling, I cast on for what Spud, sometime back, called tipless gloves:
They’re basic gloves, cast on 48 stitches, 2×2 rib, the rest stockinette, without an inch of the tip (or the top). I know that a pair of green mitts are no match for a red alpaca pullover, but hey. You got to work with what you have. The yarn is from my stash – Knitpicks Merino style in Moss – I trust you can see the halo shining brightly behind me, for virtuously using up what I have. These are actually a test pair; if they make typing easier in an unheated room, I’m going to whip up a couple more nicely patterned pairs.
The thought that this does not have 312 stitches per round is cheering me up immensely. Now if only I’ll be able to finish these in time, at least…
I, too, recently put aside a sweater I’m working on, but not for as noble a reason as having inadvertently run out of yarn. I simply got bored and wanted to do something else. So I just cast on for a pair of socks. Definitely nice to have something small to work with after doing a sweater for a while (although my sweater has nothing nearly so daunting as 312 stiches per round – eek!).
Cool! Are you already done? And, man, you’re leaving next week?! Crazy that semesters are ending now. Not that they’re not here, too, but somehow it’s striking me.
I may have to knit a pair of those too. The lawyer across the hall from me keeps his air conditioning at about -30.