Jeans and Sneakers

the depth of feelings you have. This is one of those times. I had such high expectations of this sweater. Even though I knew knitting it up in acrylic yarn might not be as nice and drapey and pretty as with wool or some other type of yarn may have been. Even though I knitted it over time, and I saw at the end of the main body that my gauge had changed entirely. I still thought that when I seamed everything up, it would make up for it all. I was wrong. It’s not horrible. . .it still looks like a sweater. . .but it’s not everything I’d expected it to become. Here, take a look at Sonnet Completed:

I’m not even going to post multiple pictures of it, not going to link it to a bigger picture so that you can see all of the fine details. Let me tell you why.

I’m embarassed. And the worst part is, I’m still giving it to Rob’s Mom, because I have nothing else to give her, and I’m hoping that she can see through it’s flaws to what it was supposed to be.

I’d have taken a picture with the sweater on, but the arms look ridiculous on me. Rob’s Mom’s arms are way shorter than mine, I’m only hoping that they’re short enough for the sweater.

The good news is, I’m finally finished with it, and I can begin Birch, which will hopefully live up to it’s expectations. (It had better, after all the crap I went through to try and get the proper things to make it.)

:[ I really want to be knitting socks. I want to knit Birch, but I’m afraid of it. It foiled me twice, and I don’t want to have to force myself to admit that lace has beaten me. Wish me luck.

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