Well, Phooey

[ladysprite]

So about a year ago I found an adorable pattern for a crocheted shrug, that I decided to make for myself. And since I was in the mood to splurge, I decided to make it with the utterly gorgeous, sparkly, handpainted, $45/skein yarn that I fell in love with at the local boutique yarn store, instead of the recommended crochet cotton.

The project was set aside for the winter, since I didn't finish it in time to wear last summer, but I pulled it out a couple of weeks ago and have been working on it pretty steadily. In fact, I'm almost done with it.

This is how I know that I am going to wind up JUST short. Like, two motifs short, out of 54 joined together to make the darn thing.

Of course, I didn't keep the label for the yarn, which makes it a little hard to even contemplate buying more. Luckily, the yarn store I bought it at has a list of the brands they carry, and between that, Ravelry, and Google, I am pretty sure of exactly what fiber I'm working with - unfortunately, as far as I can tell, it's a colorway that doesn't quite exist anymore. At least, it's not listed on the brand's website.

So. I need to hie me down to Windsor Button and hope and pray that they still have this stuff in stock, a year later. Otherwise it looks like I will have a very expensive, time-consuming waste of fiber and energy on my hands. Unless some miraculous human being can get me a skein of Blue Heron Rayon Metallic yarn, in Blue Violet/gold, for which I will pay dearly in both cash and gratitude....

Of course, that will leave me with about 400 extra yards of the stuff. Two damn motifs. Maybe I can just leave the left sleeve open in the back as a fashion statement.

Comments

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

If you know what it is, perhaps you can call other yarn stores and see if they still have it on their shelves.

A good one is: http://www.patternworks.com/

[ayalanya.livejournal.com]

Okay, some searching turns up this:

http://www.covetedyarn.com/stores/coveted-yarn/item-29-Rayon-Metallic-by-Blue-Heron?PHPSESSID=4i5n131ipliluivccspnpr7060

Is that the right blue violet, by any chance? I'm not seeing blue violet/gold, so I'm not sure.

[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

It's weird - it claims to be the right stuff, but the picture looks nothing like my yarn, nor like the other pictures of the same yarn, so I'm not sure I trust it....

[rosinavs.livejournal.com]

According to Ravelry, the following local yarn stores have the yarn, and may have the colorway. Island Yarn Company in Waltham, islandyarncompany.com; In Stitches in Weston, institchesweston.com; Coveted Yarn in Gloucester, covetedyarn.com. Also an online store, Great Yarn Company, has the yarn, greatyarncompany.com. I'll check out the colorway and see what I can find.

[rosinavs.livejournal.com]

Nineteen people on ravelry have it listed in their stash. One of them may be willing to sell it to you. This is how I got enough yarn to finish my wedding shawl, yarn of the same dye lot after it had been discontinued.

[rosinavs.livejournal.com]

Ooh! One of the people who has it stashed is a friend of mine! SCAdian, double peer (Laurel/Pelican) and the writer of the knitprincess comic (www.knitprincess.com). If you like I will ask if she will sell you some/all of her skein.

[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

Ooh, would you? Neither Great Yarn nor Island Yarn had that colorway in stock. I'm more than happy to take the entire skein or part, and to pay whatever she asks. If it doesn't work, Island Yarn said they might be able to custom order it, but this could be quick, simple, and would make my day if it works.

(And thank you very much, for hunting this down for me!)

[knitprincess.livejournal.com]

I'm Rosina's friend and I have the yarn. I'm happy to sell it to you for cost. If you could get me your address tonight, I'm going to the post office tomorrow morning anyway and can get it to you post haste. Email me at angharadoftherose(at)yahoo(dot)com and it's yours. We can settle up later.

[gyzki.livejournal.com]

Read in the right font (or maybe that's the wrong font), y'all seem to be looking for just the right shade of sweet potato ('yarn' : 'yam'). Gives me a giggle.

Good hunting.

[odanu.livejournal.com]

I'm asking my twitter list. Lots of yarnies there.