KidsHappen Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I order some on-line but it hasn't arrived yet, it is a 20 minutes drive to the nearest source or yarn and I don't like to drive at night. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmama Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 What'cha making with the yarn? I've got tons but we only use it for school crafts :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 I am crocheting a afgan for my 12 year old. I already did one for my brother and one for the 15 year old (those were both more blanket sized really). The 18 year old would like one as well so hers is next on the list. Then I think I am going to make a bunch of soft, cozy, colorful socks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 OH... YARN EMERGENCY!!! I feel your pain! It's a touch-and-go situation, that's for sure. Hope you find some....STAT. :001_smile: astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I know exactly what you feel because I have been out in the boonies with no yarn and lots of patterns in my head. Dig deep in that basket (or wherever you keep your supplies) and see if you can quickly crochet/knit a potholder (nice way to try out new stitches) or something to tide you over until the yarn arrives. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 I know exactly what you feel because I have been out in the boonies with no yarn and lots of patterns in my head.Dig deep in that basket (or wherever you keep your supplies) and see if you can quickly crochet/knit a potholder (nice way to try out new stitches) or something to tide you over until the yarn arrives. :001_smile: One of my kids has some royal blue yarn. Perhaps she would like a scarf that color. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarreymere Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 THE HORROR!!! :willy_nilly: .............I do have to add that this is a situation that could never possibly happen in MY house :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 THE HORROR!!! :willy_nilly: .............I do have to add that this is a situation that could never possibly happen in MY house :blushing: Mine either, I"m afraid. I'm on a personal mission to de-stash in 2012. So far I'm really sticking to my resolution, but: a. It's only March, and b. I live an hour from Webs... astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 THE HORROR!!! :willy_nilly: .............I do have to add that this is a situation that could never possibly happen in MY house :blushing: If it was fabric, I could say the same. OP- there is nothing worse than a craft emergency when you are in the middle of a project or mood. I hope you get your yarn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyMSews Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 If it was fabric, I could say the same. OP- there is nothing worse than a craft emergency when you are in the middle of a project or mood. I hope you get your yarn. Yarn I could run out of...fabric never. I'm an official member of the SABLE club. SABLE = Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy. Hope your yarn comes soon! If I were close by, I'd be glad to run some over...I buy yarn with good intentions, but my sewing machine calls me name louder than the needles do. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amey311 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I am so sorry. I'll go light a candle for you :lol: I'm using up stash this year. My current limitation is "no new yarn until the acrylic bin is empty" and "absolutely no sock yarn" and "12 pairs of socks must be knit this year." It's only march....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Maybe you can unravel something! It is an emergency, after all. Or cut some of dh's old t-shirts into strips and knit with that... Any string in the junk drawer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 redsquirrel shudders and quietly backs out of the thread. The very idea is too scary to contemplate. She goes off to gaze at her WIP and reminds herself that she does indeed have the next project all ready to go. Oh, the humanity:svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I could not run out of yarn. How on earth do you have the discipline to only buy yarn you are actually going to use in the next year? You know how other people on this board store years worth of food in case of a disaster? I am storing up yarn, and I believe that in a real long term disaster, I will have an item to barter! Yarn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Out of yarn? What do those words even mean? :D Girlfriend, you need to go yarn shopping! I'll help: Three Irish Girls Madelinetosh Sunshine Yarns Eat.Sleep.Knit Ravelry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I have always wanted to try that tshirt knitting idea. Have you seen it? You take old but intact tshirts and cut them into 1 inch wide circles (just the body part, usually, although it has occurred to me that varying this with sleeve rings would be interesting. Then you put the rings together the way that kids make rubber band chains. Then you knit this with monstrously big needles into things like bath mats. The nice thing about this technique is that you don't have to make the chain all at once. You can keep adding to it. So it never has to get really, really bulky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 I could not run out of yarn. How on earth do you have the discipline to only buy yarn you are actually going to use in the next year? You know how other people on this board store years worth of food in case of a disaster? I am storing up yarn, and I believe that in a real long term disaster, I will have an item to barter! Yarn! I have to have money left for books. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamajag Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Mine either, I"m afraid. I'm on a personal mission to de-stash in 2012. So far I'm really sticking to my resolution, but: a. It's only March, and b. I live an hour from Webs... astrid I am trying not to buy any more yarn this year, but to be honest I have no yarn stores nearby. If I lived close to Webs there is no way I could handle it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I hate when that happens! Hope your order gets there soon. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle l Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Oh no!!:svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Mine either, I"m afraid. I'm on a personal mission to de-stash in 2012. So far I'm really sticking to my resolution, but: a. It's only March, and b. I live an hour from Webs... astrid Meetup at Astrid's! :lol: Actually, though my stash is fairly small (not according to dh, but really it is as it's mostly single skeins that I use for charity knitting) I'm still trying to de-stash, especially some stuff I've had since I first started up knitting. It's bad enough going to Joann's and getting a skein or two here and there, but if I lived near enough to Webs . . . I'd be in some serious trouble. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I just came home with about 200 skiens of yarn from my Grandma's (seiously- her best friend owned a knit shop and when she closed it, Gram bought her out). There's still tons of yarn at her house! Too bad you don't live closer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I just came home with about 200 skiens of yarn from my Grandma's (seiously- her best friend owned a knit shop and when she closed it, Gram bought her out). There's still tons of yarn at her house!Too bad you don't live closer!! 200 skeins?! You MUST share a pic with us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarreymere Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I have always wanted to try that tshirt knitting idea. Have you seen it? You take old but intact tshirts and cut them into 1 inch wide circles (just the body part, usually, although it has occurred to me that varying this with sleeve rings would be interesting. Then you put the rings together the way that kids make rubber band chains. Then you knit this with monstrously big needles into things like bath mats. The nice thing about this technique is that you don't have to make the chain all at once. You can keep adding to it. So it never has to get really, really bulky. You can do the same thing with those plastic shopping bags. They call it 'plarn'. I've seen some neat purses and mats made with it. So I'm also saving plastic shopping bags along with dh's 'outgrown' dockers (for the fabric yarn) PLUS my real yarn stash...... and now the Joann's in my area is having a remodel done and my daughter is working a temp job there and very helpfully buying up all the discounted yarn she comes across...... I have a sewing machine and a few things started with that but I'm more inclined to knit or crochet. In the event of a national yarn shortage I'm all set. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 You could go to a thrift store and find a sweater to destroy. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Meetup at Astrid's! :lol: ANY TIME, LADIES!!! We've got SO many great yarn shops within a short drive-- and the Granddaddy of them all just up Rt. 91!!! They know my by name, and know my dogs, too. Webs is very dog-friendly and love to invite them in. astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 You could go to a thrift store and find a sweater to destroy. :lol: Actually, this is one of the best ways to get really good yarn at a discount. A gorgeous sweater for $4 probably has at least 10 skeins worth of yarn in it, and if it's not a style you like you can simply TINK it and steam it and then knit something else with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amey311 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 now that it's daylight - do you have a shipping estimate or have you made a Stash Enhancement eXpedition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcelmer Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I feel your pain.... sort of...I LOST MY 3/4 knitted pair of socks.... I've looked every where here, called/asked anyplace else I could think of and it's been 3 months. I am soooo depressed. :-( I thought I would just give up and start another pair, but I want to finish those! My favorite sock needles were in there too, and it was my special Ravelry birthday swap project bag...:crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Not yarn, but I recently took up embroidery. Can you believe the closest place I can buy embroidery floss is 50 MILES away? Ridiculous. WalMart used to carry it but got rid of it when they redid the craft department a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Actually, this is one of the best ways to get really good yarn at a discount. A gorgeous sweater for $4 probably has at least 10 skeins worth of yarn in it, and if it's not a style you like you can simply TINK it and steam it and then knit something else with it. If one is cannibalizing sweaters for yarn a yarn winder is very useful (and who doesn't giggle a little when using one?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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