So Close

I am so close to being done with my Something Green. I'd been scared of the buttonband ever since I started this sweater (over a year ago) but this week I picked up all those stitches, and tonight I made my first buttonhole ever! I have a bit less than an inch to knit to finish the band and then I just have to finish up the cuffs. If I hadn't had to work late all week and then work all weekend it would probably be done by now - but considering how hard this yarn is on my hands (100% cotton in worsted) and my tensioning finger (I think the groove is edging towards permanent) it was probably best that I didn't try to finish it off in one big push.

Hopefully I'll finish this up and have a photoshoot by next weekend. Of course, that does mean actually spending some time at home between now and then...

In related news, last night, as I was sitting in my office at 11pm (ON A SATURDAY) I had a little accident at yarn.com and bought two sweaters worth of yarn. One lot is a merino/alpaca mix and the other is 100% merino. And then I went to Chic Knits and bought two patterns for the yarn: Cassidy for the blue merino/alpaca and Beryl for the purple merino. I can't wait!

Sleeves!

I have achieved sleeves on my Something Green sweater! They even fit tolerably well (which is amazing, given that they were four inches bigger than they ought to be.



I need to finish this by the end of the year, just to fulfill my resolution from the beginning of the year.