To the finish line with two grams to spare

Sometimes knitting is a leap of faith.

I finished my first Ravellenic project with two grams of yarn to spare. It looks like the remnants won't make a lone hexipuff, let alone anything else.

I chose to knit Gaenor as my first Ravellenic project. It's a lovely shawlette pattern designed by Corrina Ferguson. When I chose the skein of yarn I wanted to work with I had my doubts as I was concerned about yardage. But I decided to throw caution to the wind, which isn't necessarily a good thing when it comes to knitting.

I had a quandary near the halfway mark. Do I try to get one last repeat out before starting the decrease section? Or should I play it safe and start decreasing now? I decided to risk it. Since I'm not a person who likes the concept of risk, I decided I should thread a lifeline in my knitting in case I decided I needed to rip back.

Glad I did because I had to frog. Halfway through that last increase repeat I soon came to conclusion that I wouldn't have enough yarn. Glad I listened to my instincts because I would have been SOL without a paddle.

Despite frogging, I started to get worried as the yarn cake grew smaller and smaller as I continued with the decreases. It wasn't until I was at the third last decrease repeat that I started to breathe easier. It was a sprint to the finish.

Although it was too close to my liking, I've since started on a second shawlette project. But I've knit this pattern in the past so I know what to expect.

As my first shawl project of 2012 I'm hoping to gain a couple of inches when I block it.