Well, I'll come back in with a bang after that month long unintentional blogging break: I finally finished my (
kind of) first sweater! I want to call it a labor of love but there's really no reason to. Miles and miles of stockinette takes time, but is not taxing at all.
This is how I felt about the sweater at first. It definitely has its issues: the gauge is wonky (which I only started adjusting for part way through the sweater), and THE YARN. It's
Valley Yarns Sheffield and this stuff sheds! I bought a
Gleener on the suggestion of the folks at Webs and it pulled this much extra fluff just from the outside of the sweater:
Here I am playing with tufts of fluff before using the Gleener on the sweater.
In the end I'm pretty sure I can call the sweater a success. The yarn may shed but it's incredibly cozy and warm. Should shed less when I use the Gleener on the inside too. And it looks nice! So hey! I knit a sweater!
If anyone is curious my belt, shirt, skirt, and shoes (not pictured) are all thrifted. Go me!
