I have mentioned a few times that I am currently in the process of making a new video for my YouTube channel. Currently, the project looks like this:
See that little ball of crochet cotton near the upper left hand corner? That's all the yarn I have left to complete the project. Sigh.
When I started, I figured I had more than enough yarn to complete this. And now I see I was overestimating how much yarn I had left.
The good news: all I have left to do is the bottom.
The bad news: I went looking for another cone of this crochet thread, and I could not find it in this color. Deep sigh.
As I see it, I have three choices. One: Go on an internet search to see if I can find some more of this crochet threat somewhere. Anywhere. But that'll take time when I'm finally to the point when I can film the finish of this video.
Two: Redo the whole project in another color that I will have enough of the yarn for. But that means starting all the way over. You do not want to know how many clips I have already made (going back to October when I started this).
Three: Owning up to the issue on the video I'm making, and finishing up in a different color just to finish the video.
I'm leaning towards three. Either one or two would be way more professional. But, I wouldn't call my channel "professional". It's more amateur hour.
Of course, if it turns out I have just enough yarn...
Not likely. And I really don't want to be playing yarn chicken while filming a video.
I bought another cone. It's white.
And perhaps I'll redo this video another time. In a while. Right now I just want to finish this thing that I already started.
I would never be lucky enough to have JUST enough! lol....Love the stitch. I am thinking of venturing out and learning some diff stitches. Great job as always.
ReplyDeleteI "won" yarn chicken once. Once.
DeleteI like the #3 option. It shows we all miscalculate, and gives a warning to make sure to buy extra (of the same dye lot). It would be like you planned it that way for a "lesson" to viewers!
ReplyDeleteYeah, right. I never can pull off "I meant to do that".
DeleteI agree with option 3. It shows even people knitting/crocheting for as long as you have can make incorrect estimations. And also how to creatively solve the problem without a redo.
ReplyDeleteI do not have a good track record with yarn chicken. Still, I would say try your best to complete the project with the purple yarn. I've had yarn discontinued on me so many times...sigh.
ReplyDeleteYeah, yarn chicken is so not fun.
DeleteI would choose option 1 and finish the video once you have the purple yarn. It looks pretty so far, but what is it that you are making?
ReplyDeleteIt's a cozy for a water bottle. It's probably one of the silliest things I've ever made, but I put them on my water bottles daily.
Deletethe stiches looks interesting to me.
ReplyDeleteThat's a very pretty color. Could you undo part of it and use another color to do stripes so the color change looks deliberate?
ReplyDeleteIn lace? That's way more trouble than it's worth. It'd be easier to start over.
DeleteIt's so frustrating to get this far and then run out of yarn! I'm glad you're finding a solution and not letting it completely derail you.
ReplyDeleteI like your improvising solution. I think that's what I'd do too.
ReplyDeleteThird choice looks great, safety buoy ;)
ReplyDeleteI like the third option and believe it will still look gorgeous. I'm sorry about your frustration, though; those annoyances are a part of my daily life. lol Be well!
ReplyDeleteI'm bad at estimating how much yarn it takes for a project. That's always been my problem.
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