Yep.

That’s right. The knitting is done and THIS is how much yarn I have left. I would maybe, maybe, have considered one more row on the neckband, but it wasn’t necessary and, well, look at this! Such a small amount of yarn to be leftover from an entire sweater, especially when it was handspun and there simply was not any more to be had. A nice, comfortable amount to keep around in case of unexpected emergencies.

Perfect. (happy sigh)

Now, I need to block the sweater to make the hem lie flat, and I need to sew on the buttons. I haven’t decided which I’ll do first, but neither is going to happen tonight, and I’m not showing you the finished sweater until they’re done. But … yay! I am just so ridiculously pleased with the way this sweater came out. Its length is perfect, falling right at my hip bone. The sleeves are 3/4 length and I hit just the right rate of narrowing them without having given it any real thought. AND they got to the point of the ribbing with exactly 48 stitches–perfectly divisible by four for the 3×1 ribbing I wanted to use at the cuffs without requiring any additional decreasing. The color is great. The drape and feel of the fabric is soft and cozy.

It’s SUCH a relief to finally end up with a sweater that’s going to fit and look good and be eminently wearable. Unlike Autumn Rose, which just couldn’t compete with my wonky gauge issues. Or the Flutter-Sleeve cardigan which looks lovely flat but I’d need to be at least four inches taller to wear. There are a couple things I can think of that might (might!) salvage it, but I just haven’t the inclination. So, this sweater? Entirely done by hand and being so very obliging about the entire process? I can’t wait to show it to you.

And, to think, it looked like this just a few, short months ago.

Oh, I’ve been seeing some beautiful flower pictures around lately (like Carole’s post today), but here are some more for you. So, so lovely! There are no words. And, Lord, I sure would love a macro lens! There are, I admit, things I want more (You know what they are), but that’s definitely on the list.

You realize what this means, don’t you?

My knitting bag is empty again.

Uh-oh.

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