I'd try a regular bind off. It would seem to me it uses less yarn. Good luck!

Emergency bind-off: Rip back your partially bound off row AND the row before it. Re-knit the second-to-last row with a significantly larger needle, then do a slipped bind-off (just like a regular bind-off, but slipping the stitches instead of knitting them).

Perhaps you could substitute in a similar yarn for the last bit. I once substituted some grey reinforcement yarn for grey alpaca. It was a really close match in color and not noticible from a distance.

But what ever you do, you don't want a tight edge on the shawl. When blocking it has to streach to show off the rest of the lace. The only other alternative I see is to rip out a repeat, which would be heart breaking.

Can you get some more of the roving so you can spin up that last bit?

you must have some sock yarn that's close enough! if you did it with a jaywalker I'm sure you can do it with this bind off... !!

oh just kidding... Glad you made it!! Enjoy your trip :-)

Embroidery floss. Get the closest match you can, and split it or double it so that it's the same thickness, then tear back (no crying) to the start of the bind-off row and bind it ALL off with the floss so it all matches.

Then repeat after me: That's not a mistake, it's A Unique Design Element.

I so feel your pain!
I had the SAME THING happen to me with my Beyond the Comfort Zone shawl a week ago.
ARGH.

I do think if you switched cast off's you might have enough -- but, alsas, you'll have to tink back and do the whole thin the same way.

OR.... you could beg us all to check our stashes for the exact yarn and dye lot???

Whew! Glad you were able to work that out.

Glad to see it worked. I was thinking that I read recently about a bind off that uses no yarn. Damned if I can remember where, probably a back issue of Meg Swanson's column in VK.

I'm so glad it worked out for you. My heart stopped for a moment when I read what had happened, and then it leaped for joy at the happy conclusion.

The Knitting Gods are with you! Congratulations.

When I'll finally stop dreaming of taking up spinning and do it for real, I'll remember to always spin a "mini (mini) skein of sample yarn"... it seems it can come as handy as the gauge swatch you can unravel for that tiny little last bit of bind off! Seriously, I'm glad you could make it and have your angel's wings ready for Rhinebeck. I hope one day I'll be able to do something as nice as your Seraphim with my (eventual) own handspun. Thanks for the inspiration - on that one and on so many other things.

Congrats Cara! Can't wait to see how it looks once it's blocked!

Whew!!! So glad you had that sample skein handy! Have a great vacation!

Don't you just love spit splicing? One of the best and most used knitting secrets that I have learned!! I'm making multicolored mittens right now and spit splicing at the color changes - no ends to weave in!!
Your Seraphim is looking great!

OMG my heart stopped for a minute there. Now I get to go find out what spit splicing is. Lovely color - moreso in person.

woofuckinghoo!!!!

Sounds like you had even less yarn left over than I did!

Thank goodness for the miniskein.

Have fun on your vacation.

lovely! i'm so glad that you had that sample yarn :) i can't wait to see this baby all blocked up and ready for her night out on the town.

I love happy endings!

Thank goodness! I'm really happy for you and I can't wait to see you modeling it. Enjoy your trip!

Phew for crisis aversion!!! You can bind off without using any yarn by starting at the other end, and slipping the last stitch over the next one until there's only one loop left. And then run the end of the yarn through the last loop. That can be kind of tight though.

Can't wait to see Seraphim blocked! Your handspun is so pretty.

Oooo, girl, you got lucky.

Alas, too late for a prize, but here is my Cat Haiku:

January One:
Curled on one wool sock, I purr.
Your right foot is cold.

What a relief!!

Jeepers, this was a cliff-hanger from start to finish! Have fun on vacation!! Can't wait to see your FO shoot -- will G be your photographer? Maybe we'll see his artsy side, hm?

OMG, I just noticed the late Haiku. (I'm laughing WITH you.)

Really, I am. ; )

Woohoo! So glad you found the other yarn. The color is lovely!

oh man! you almost gave me a heart attack there....glad it worked out!!

OMG! How's that for a kick in the head! But I'm glad you found your mini skein! I can't wait to see it finished! I hope you enjoyed it.

It's not even blocked and the shawl looks GREAT!
Bravo, Cara.

Oh thank goodness. I can't wait to see her.

Hooray! I'm glad my birthday vibes helped you out. ;)

PHEW!

yay!

your knitting is fab (this we know), but your handspun yarn is simply gorgeous. Must get my spinning wheel out again - thanks for the inspiration!

Cool that you found enough yarn. Can't wait to see it blocked!

lord, girl, you had me stressing out there for a second! im glad it worked out with the mini skien! ha! whe i first looked at the picture all i saw was a beautiful shawl in beautiful yarn...didn't realize you were out of yarn! LOL

HOLY CRAP that was a close call!! and yes, I did kinda giggle there for a bit. you know me too well! but then a quick tear of relief welled in my eye, which proves what a TRUE FRIEND I am.

I swear, there was a tear. It almost made its way down my cheek, but I wiped it away.

little knitting tears of sympathy.

kinda like poetry.

I also am checking back for the banner changes. Did you knit all those Jaywalkers? Wow!

Oh crap. I hate it when that happens.

Hi Cara. Add me to the Rhinebeck list! Whooohooo!

Umm. I was a little over excited there and forgot my manners.

Hello Cara. Hope your trip was lovely. Please add my name to the Rhinebeck list as it turns out I will be able to attend.

Thank you so much. Have a lovely day.