Where do darning needles go?

[untonuggan]

I admit, when I first read the Yarn Harlot's repeated warnings that darning needles and measuring tapes tend to wander off or disappear, I was skeptical. I kept mine in my knitting bag in the same place and did not move them. No problem.

Only now I am moving, and I put a bunch of my knitting supplies *somewhere* during the Open House because we were supposed to secure our valuables and knitting needles are expensive. (Okay, maybe I was paranoid, but whatever.) So now I am pretty sure that they are in a wall of boxes in my office, which is...not good.

I have four dishcloths that are gorgeous, if I do say so myself, and I need to weave in the ends. I had been procrastinating on the finishing for too long so I thought I should seize the moment and do it while I was inspired. I went searching for a darning needle last night and couldn't find mine. "No problem," I thought. "There are two other knitters in this house, surely one of them has a darning needle."

Theirs had disappeared as well.

I should probably just bite the bullet and search for the rest of my knitting supplies, because otherwise I am not going to be able to finish the small stuffed animals I am making for my nephews for the trip I am planning in July. I have other knitting I could do in the meantime, of course, that is already on the needles...but I really wanted to make those things.

This is the problem with putting things "in a safe place."

Comments

[izzy]

oh god. i am in the process of moving right now. i think my plan will be: stick all the knitting stuff in one large box, label it clearly, attach seven red helium balloons to it, wrap flashing xmas lights around it, and possibly an airhorn as well.

though i'm pretty sure the measuring tape already went in another box. sigh.

[untonuggan]

This made me laugh out loud. Thank you, needed it this morning. Maybe I will just go buy another darning needle, because clearly then the other ones will turn up. Right?

[jumpuphigh]

That has often been my solution. In my head, I just say, "Well, they are cheap."

[piemancer]

And they do turn up again once you buy another...

I magnetized one and stuck it to the fridge. That's the one I can always find.