Monday, August 04, 2008

Always falling short! (...or, what the ---- am I thinking?!)

Falling short on time. Falling short of intelligence-I signed up for two more stole/shawl KALs! Which brings me to the third FALLING SHORT: laceweight yarn!

So I'm on spending hiatus, no? YES! I decide it would be soooo fun to join yet another two KALs! The Secret of the Stole III is about to start, and Mystery Stole 4 started taking sign-ups! Am I losing my mind? I signed up for both and am now mentally rummaging through my stash. OK, my Blue Moon Fiber Arts "Laci" that Lara gifted me will be PERFECT for SSSiii! Generous (1750 yards, baby!) yardage! And the right color for SSSiii! But doesn't it figure that MS4 calls for just about 'anything goes' on the color part, states that beads are 'non-optional' and the 4 skeins of Optim I own have 246 yds each to them! Yeah, 246 yards! People-that's 984 yards total-I did the math...I think the second largest amount of laceweight I have (or something close enough for substitutions) would be 800 yards! And the rest would all be around 350-400 yards! OK, I just remembered one other skein--I'm holding out hope-let me revisit my skein from The Knittery and I will return with the verdict. Keep your fingers crossed for me, though I seem to recall that it is around 1046yds (though 1046 is something I may be willng to take a chance on!)

So Nartian and I are both embarking on this two-stole journey! But, as many of you know, she would be the one to place bets on! Join us on this journey if you aren't already signed-up--maybe you can help push me along!!!

4 comments:

Rocky said...

Hey Leslie,
Great KALS! I signed up for the Mystery Stole, and am pending approval for the Secret of Stole III. I'll let you know if I get in.

What colors are your yarn?

IrishGirlieKnits said...

I shall cheer you both on from the sidelines. No lace for me. Unless it involves sock yarn :) hehehehehe! I wouldn't say you are falling short, I would just say...CRAZY! hehhehehe!!

adrienne said...

i'm in both but that doesn't mean i will knit both!

just need to decide what yarns to use if i do.

do you really think you can knit two shawls AND socks too?! you are a better person than i (or is it me?).

Tan said...

I joined the Moni Halloween Mystery; I love her stuff.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/klabauter-mystery/