A change in plans
I was gonna use this yarn to make this sweater. Here’s how far 1 skein got me. I have 3 left. That’s not really gonna get me through the whole sweater so I’m left with a couple options. (Bc I don’t want to buy more yarn)
(Also I feel I should mention I’m pretty new to crochet and I thought this yarn was a lot bigger when I was buying it. )
Option 1. Use the rest of the yarn to make the front and back and then use a different yarn + leftovers to make the sleeves.
I like this option bc it still gets me the sweater I wanted to make and leaves the final product looking cohesive enough. However I’m worried the other yarn I use will be too different than this yarn and the sleeves will look weird.
Option 2. Turn it into something else.
I have 3 more skeins of this yarn I could just turn it into a vest or something. But idk what.
Option 3. Get intimidated and abandon project.
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