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

[indeliblesasha]

I have 10 darning (tapestry) needles and probably 5 measuring tapes. I can tell you where one of the tapes and 2 of the needles are right off the top of my head...I have no idea where the others are :D

And I recommend trying a bobby-pin for weaving in your ends. It's not perfect, probably a bit of a pain, but it'll do in a pinch ♥

[untonuggan]

This would work if I had a bobby pin. Sadly they all went when I chopped my hair off. Thanks for the tip, though, I will remember it for the future (and other knitters I want to aid).