Well, I can’t very well start a pair of socks, what with the Pride Sock KAL starting next Monday. I can’t knit on a sweater outside without getting incredibly hot. There was only one thing to do.
Grab a skein of lace weight from the stash (it helps if you find a nice Romeldale Suri Alpac blend). CO some stitches stitches. K2, YO, K to 2 stitches before end of row, YO, K2. On the other side K2, K1 TBL, knit to next YO, K1 TBL, K2. Repeat those two rows. Congratulations! You are knitting a triangle.
Now, as I was winding this yarn there was an incident.
The incident led me to throw away my swift and about 50 g of yarn. Great news: I have a new swift coming (thanks to Karen for the tip about American made swifts sold at the Loopy Ewe).
Because of the incident, I don’t know if I’ll have enough yarn for a triangle shawl. If I don’t, when I realize I’m going to be short I’ll start knitting in the round and make it a shawl cowl thingy. Either way it will be fine.
I expect this shawl and/or cowl to be on the needles for years as it is already boring to knit. It will, however, be a great mindless piece to keep around for interesting television, good conversations, or hanging out with my Woolies (we get so chatty I forget to pay attention to my knitting).
mildlygranola 
That incident looks similar to the one I had. Though mine was flat on the couch.
Your shawl/cowl will be lovely. You won’t need it until fall so you have plenty of time:)
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Ah I’m sorry about that! So funny since we were talking about swifts on Saturday- I guess we jinxed it for you! 😦
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Oh no! Yarn thrown out…! You could have given it to the kids to untangle and that would have occupied them for the week 😉
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Well, it was lace weight, so I was kind of happy to be rid of a chunk of it.
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That is beautiful yarn! No way to salvage it? If it isn’t enough for a shawl, maybe a bandanna/kerchief sort of thing?
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It was pretty tangled, and lace weight so it was a mess. I’m pretty sure I’ll have enough for at least a large bib cowl, so it won’t be all bad.
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I’m sorry to hear that – it is really gorgeous yarn! But there is some to use, so that is good 🙂
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I love a triangle shawl.
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Oh NOOO!! What happened?
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I LOVE the blue yarn shades!!! So pretty. And oh I’ve been there with the tangles. I get upset that i was impatient and didn’t let my LYS wind it . I’d save MORE time and money if I did. I love triangle shawls and thanks for the reminder of how simple they are. !!!! It pains me the you lost that yarn. UGH!!! SO SORRY
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😮 that is an complete mess. How did it happen? At least you could salvage some. Perhaps you could find a complementary single colour. Whatever you do, I”m sure it will be great.
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My umbrella swift had been falling apart for a long time, and was held together with duct tape. The skein was kind of messy from the dyer. Those things together didn’t work. It was a big skein, over 100 g, so I think I still have enough for a small project.
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Glad you have enough remaining. I’m imaging bits of swift flying apart like a cartoon explosion. 🙂
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Oh noooo not the pretty yarn! I must have made a horrified noise when I saw it, because the boyfriend came jogging in from the other room and asked what was up :p
I find it quite therapeutic untangling yarn, but even I would pass on lace weight tangles. So fiddly.
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So fiddly! I probably could have worked harder on untangling it, but after an hour I gave up. I don’t have it in my heart to save lace weight yarn.
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Oh my god, just looking at that tangle nearly makes me scream! I can see why it all went into the bin, but, Perhaps you should’ve save some of it just in case you ran out of yarn. I’m still cringing
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Oh my goodness 🤪 I’d be tempted to do the same
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Oh. My. God. And you don’t even have a cat to blame.😳😂
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