I did it! I finished the fingering weight Hitchhiker! I only made it to 36 teeth, instead of 42, but it’s definitely a wearable length. Toward the end, I checked my yarn at the end of each row, but I used as much yarn as possible with maybe one yard left over. 
This is a gift for a good friend (she provided the yarn, I provided the labor) and I hope she enjoys wearing it! And honestly, once I got back into the groove, I enjoyed knitting it again. It really is a brilliant pattern.
Details: Pattern is the classic Hitchhiker by Martina Behm. One of these days I’ll get around to knitting on of her other awesome patterns. Yarn is Araucania Huasco, 450 yards of fingering weight merino. It’s lovely to knit with, and the muted rainbow is gorgeous. I used 24″ size 3 circs.
Happy Thursday, friends! Tune in tomorrow to see what’s next on my needles!
bonnyknits 
So pretty!
Very nice, but ouch! (size 3 needles!) I can see why it seemed endless. (I’m spoiled with bulkier knitting 🙂
I know, right?? This is why I’m a fan of worsted/bulky. 🙂
I love the ‘teeth’ effect. Looks really good!
Thank you!
That does look nice!
I keep “meeting” those hitchhikers. That probably means that I ought to make one. This seems the perfect project for some fancy sock yarn. I don’t knit socks and so I had an excuse to buy some ^^
Oh, yes! This is the perfect way to use sock yarn. I don’t make socks either and I’ve drooled over many a skein of sock yarn!
Your shawl turned out beautifully.
Gorgeous work – your yarn choice was perfect for this pattern.
Thank you but I can’t take credit for this one! My friend picked it out; I just approved her choice. 🙂