Anti-Destiny

No matter how much I love the pattern, and how much I love the yarn...

There is some kind of anti-destiny force keeping them apart.

"Imagine" is somewhat bulkier than the yarn called for. No problem -- if I can re-math a turkey hat to use the gauge I want, I can re-math a simple top. However, apparently I can't read the instructions for a picot edge, hence the ripping back. What's worse, the yarn was discontinued when I found four skeins at the Classic Elite mill store, and no matter how hard I wish, four skeins are not going to make an Isabella. I've been searching for the yarn online (colorway 2655! anyone?), but no results -- though I did find a lovely top made by Luni -- which took seven skeins, and that really convinced me that the anti-destiny forces are at work here.

Arrrrrrrgh!

However, I finished the ripple baby blanket I started a year ago.

This is stash-neutral (had to buy yarn to finish it, and now I still have leftover yarn in exactly the same colors) so I wasn't counting it towards the stash reduction plan,  but dammit, Isabella was going to be my almost-a-sweater project for this spring. I'm going to tackle a full-on sweater this fall, with cables, and it might be good to have knitted a single wearable garment first.

Though, every time the Yarn Harlot posts about her Must Have Cardigan, the stock of Northampton yarn in "fawn" drops preciptiously (in fact it sold out pretty damn quick the last time she posted). So I'm ordering yarn for both sweaters, today. And Rowan 4-ply cotton seems to come in a similar shade of pink.

Wish me luck on that anti-destiny thing!