It's done. It's been mostly done for a few days, but I couldn't be bothered to go and buy buttons in a snowstorm, so the finishing took a bit longer than expected. But it's done. THANK GOD. I like it. Can I say that? I like this (completed) sweater. It's silly. It's a bit baggy through the sleeves. It's comfy and cozy and grey and delightful. I am glad that I own this sweater.
The finished product took a little more than 9 balls of yarn. It fits around (and below) my boobs. The buttons are darling. I had to do some post-bind off modifications to the hood. As it turns out, the hood starts mid shoulder, not at the neck. If I had realized this earlier, there would have been an increase in raglan shaping... but that's all finished now. To compensate for the massive gap-osis in the hood, I gathered every other stitch for 6 rows along the back panel (between markers 3 and 4 if you care)
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| Look at that lovely gather. Isn't that nice |
The result is quite structurally pleasant. I thought about doing a little bit more along the shoulders, but it seems unnecessary. The neck gaps a bit when the hood is up, but let's be honest--no one wears hoods unless it's raining. When the hood is down, all is well and I am blissful.
So--I have conquered the cropped hoodie. Fear me, miswritten patterns. I have analyzed your brethren and seen its errors. I do not fear your misprinted charts, your miscounted decreases, and your unrelated pictures, for I have risen triumphant out of the Green Iivy (I don't know why it has 2 "i"s. I've never known)
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| "Moody Picture" |
I think I'll take a moody picture to celebrate. In other news, I'm starting a moebius shawl. Also, I am unbelievable pale... It's bordering on bioluminescence... you know, like those deep-sea fish of terror? Yeah. Like that.
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