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

[labellementeuse]

I recently moved, and have unpacked all my boxes ... and except for the two current projects and the stuff I was keeping with them, all my knitting needles and one of my best books have disappeared. It's enough to make you sick. (Really sick actually. Most of them were pretty cheap straights, but I had six or seven of the wooden knitpicks interchangeables that I'm really grieving.)

Which goes to show it's not just the little stuff, I guess. Woe. D:

[untonuggan]

Oh my goodness...that is awful. I am so sorry. *takes deep calming breaths* Um, maybe you need a therapeutic trip to a yarn store?