They are all crochet projects on hold because I ran out of yarn 😮
Gah!
Was I wrong to take on a hobby for which there are no supplies nearby? 😦 Whenever this happens I have 2 options: a rock and a hard place XD Seriously, either I hop on a ferry to Singapore or I go online.
Both options come with extra costs that I wish I could avoid by walking or driving to a yarn store. Or use to buy more yarn!
But, focusing on the things that I can control: I think the problem is partly because I still have to learn how to estimate yarn usage. I think that comes with experience.
Also, I let the yarn speak to me before I decide what to make 🙄 I believe the better way to go -especially in my situation – would be to identify the project first and then buy the yarn.
🙄 🙄 🙄
Oh well, the crochet must go on! I’m working on Rainbelle at the moment while pondering my yarny situation.
Got any tips for me for making sure I have enough yarn? What do you do when the store itself runs out of the yarn you’re using for your project?
Oh and, more on Rainbelle next week! 🙂 (Hopefully I can finish her) ❤
I’ve had this issue so many times… Even when I tried to plan ahead, I ended up counting wrong and then none of the stores nearby had the right colour in stock anymore so I had to buy a completely different weight of yarn and double it to finish my project… Real nightmare! I hope you find the same yarn next time you go to Singapore. I’m crossing my fingers for you 😌
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Aww, really, you too? Such a bummer whenever that happens. And there we are so excited about finishing the piece! Anyway, glad it’s not something that only newbies experience 🙂 I am hoping too that I find them in Singapore.
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If I can’t find yarn I need in the stores I go to eBay. But it sounds like you aren’t able to do that right now
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Yeah, trying to avoid going online but I can’t have these 3 go to waste either. I guess next time I should really just know what to make first or, buy lots of the yarn in one go.
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Or you could just say that they’re finished and all it a day 😉 Black window is really cool! It would be neat framed over a light piece of fabric or something.
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Haha … now there’s an idea 😀 Candy cascade is for my daughter and, as a pun, I did try to sell it to her as it is. This was met with groans, an annoyed look and a big “my mother is hopeless!” sigh 😀
You know I’ve never tried framing crochet, but that’s a really nice idea. Thanks so much for sharing. I now know what to do with all those doily patterns I’m secretly crushing on (but don’t have the tables for)! LOL! 😀
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I am the same so can’t offer any advice, sorry. I do find the project notes on Ravelry useful as people share the yarn and the yardage. Your crochet is beautiful, finished or not.
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Aww, thank you so much for the kind words 🙂 I’m just a newbie to crochet so that means a lot.
Thanks for the tip on the project notes. Now that you mention it, I do think that for beginners, projects with notes like that are a good starting place to get a feel for the whole estimating thing. Noted! 🙂
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I had this happen to me for a blanket I’m working on. I can’t find the color anywhere. I ended up adding stripes in an accent color. It’s turning out pretty well for my project.
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Oh that’s great to hear! Talk about forced creativity 😉
Come to think of it I did write a post a while back about how I ended up combining yarns for a project just so I could finish it. I was lucky that time because I had the yarns for it. I’m not that lucky this time around though.
Still that is a great idea to add to my crochet hat of tips and tricks 🙂 Thanks a lot! ❤
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