More yarn is on its way

How cool is it that Alexandra, the designer of Alice, answered my question about how much yarn is needed for the sweater? Maybe that's a two-parter... how cool is it that Alexandra read my blog AND how cool is it that she answered my question?

Alexandra writes:

If you're going to have such deep hems on both body and sleeves, I would get at least one more ball of yarn. The sample (size 38.5) actually used a little over 8 balls of black. I put it down as 8 in the pattern because I had to cut off the fair isle band after the first attempt, wasting that yarn, and because I made the sleeves longer by 2" (monkey arms here). So, 8 balls exactly is probably not going to give you enough for hems.

Then she offered me a Knit Picks shipping code.

Cool.

Alexandra, thank you for confirming that I need more yarn to cover my hemming alteration. As it turns out, I had placed an order with Knit Picks the same morning I received your answer, but it's nice to know it the money was well spent. To top it off, there's a chance that the yarn will be from the same dye lot, but I won't know that until it arrives. Could I be that lucky?

And thanks to Jeni & Emy for supplementing the order to bump the total over $40. I'm telling you, this internet networking hoo ha is pretty cool.

Here's Alice so far.

2 more inches and I'll be ready to start the Fair Isle section which means it'll get set aside until after my FI class at Stitches West.