In which our intrepid knitter runs out of Snickerdoodle yarn

Here's a pretty pillow picture:



Unfortunately, KnitPicks yardage and the yardage of the original yarn... does not translate well. So my 5 balls of yarn was enough for me to finish the front and one back piece... but not the other. And then there's the 3 needle bind-off I-Cord edging to do all round... plus the i-cord buttons... oh bother.

I just sent off some more money to KnitPicks, and if the dyelot is way off, it's my own little lesson learned. I did also buy (enough skeins of) yarn to make a second pillow... because I enjoyed knitting it, it's fairly quick, and every good Jewish girl should have Chanuka decorations! I love that this yarn color is called Snickerdoodle. On the website it looks like pale khaki, but in real life it looks JUST like a nice tan Snickerdoodle. It's adorable.

Now, to start on a few more holiday gifts until the yarn arrives and I can finish this one up. I'm noticing that I have a lot more projects nearly completed than normal: the knitting on the pillow is almost completed, another gift just needs the ends woven in, I have a pair of socks that is only an inch or so from total completion, and a baby sweater that just needs sleeves. And why am I not finishing these? Because casting on for other projects is obviously so much more fun! Next up on the needles? Adamas shawl from KnitPicks. This will be my first full-on shawl lace-knitting experience. I finished a scarf, but I've never done a major charted lace project. Here's hoping that it goes better than my last attempt at the Peace Shawl! Which, I'd like to note, I do have blue yarn for... I'll get around to that project someday.