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Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

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Thu, 2007-12-20 13:28 — MMario

so close - but close doesn't count!

I am on row 147 of 154 rows - in fact, over half done with row 147...

and I just ran out of yarn from the skein I was using.

DRAT! Now I have to wind 850 yards of laceweight to finish the shawl.

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Fri, 2007-12-21 15:11 — Tortielover

As someone else pointed out,

As someone else pointed out, it can also be irritating to run out of yarn when you only have four stitches to go...that happened to me three days ago...Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Thu, 2007-12-20 23:33 — BuduR
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Geeze, I must be grumpy

Geeze, I must be grumpy because I'm feelin no sympathy here :( I'll try harder next time MMario

Fri, 2007-12-21 07:46 — MMario
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hee-hee! Have some

hee-hee! Have some chocolate. Yes - I used a ball winder and knit several more rows last night. yee-haw!

MMario - ambiguity is cultivated, it doesn't happen in a vacuum!

Fri, 2007-12-21 10:39 — BuduR
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a ball winder? oh geeze

a ball winder? oh geeze what were you complaining about? oh and thanks for the chocolate.

Fri, 2007-12-21 11:02 — MMario
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It's my shawl and I'll

It's my shawl and I'll complain if I want to - complain if I want to;

there's a song in there somewhere....
MMario - ambiguity is cultivated, it doesn't happen in a vacuum!

Thu, 2007-12-20 17:23 — albert
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I hope you use a ball

I hope you use a ball winder.

Thu, 2007-12-20 15:03 — Kerry
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Don't you just hate that.

Don't you just hate that.

Thu, 2007-12-20 14:11 — MMario
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If it were not a proto-type

If it were not a proto-type for the pattern I might well do so!

MMario - ambiguity is cultivated, it doesn't happen in a vacuum!

Thu, 2007-12-20 14:07 — PaganCub
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i'd unravel like, 2 rows,

i'd unravel like, 2 rows, then bind off. lol