So I finished my sweater challenge...on December 4th. I totally could have finished it on time if I hadn't signed up for the hospital craft show. I'd always been interested in it but never knew about it in time to have any inventory ready. I took the entire contents of my
Etsy shop and devoted a few precious November knitting days making bath bombs and knitting stocking caps and dish cloths. I even delayed putting up my Christmas tree until
today to try and make all my deadlines!
I finished the sweater but made an executive decision I now regret: I didn't pick up all the stitches called for in the pattern around the neck and button band because I thought it would be too crowded and now wish I had. If I hadn't been so pressed for time, I probably wouldn't have done that. I always tell people to never bake bread in a hurry and I guess the same goes for knitting sweaters! I love it for wearing around the house but I guess I won't be entering this one in the fair any time soon.
I hadn't sewn the buttons on yet for the picture because again I was in a hurry and we were losing the light...at 1530 in the afternoon. Soon the days will start getting longer again.
I tried posing with Lopi for some pictures but she wasn't too cooperative. She is always so cute though!
Here are my buttons! I bought these in Iceland from
Pall and Rita. They're cut and polished from antlers and I got 5 others made from bone. I've kicked myself ever since I bought them because I should have gotten more than 5 each. This sweater was perfect because it needs only 5 to close the lower 2/3. Hopefully some day soon I'll make the trip back.
