ravelympics: check-in.

So, this was what my sweater looked like at 2:30 PM on Sunday, before I left to watch the men’s gold medal hockey game.

And this is what my sweater looks like this morning, after casting off last night.

I had two rows of button band to go by the time the Olympics were officially “over,” and that’s fine with me. I’m not going to grouse over the fact that I didn’t have yarn until two days in, or explain that I’m like, really busy – I knit very nearly all of a sweater in two weeks, and that’s good enough.

The sweater isn’t done done – I still need to figure out how I’m going to close it (if anyone knows where I can buy snap tape in Toronto, you get to be my BFF forever), weave in all the ends, and do blocking, but whatever. It is close enough to finished, and I am in love with this sweater and can’t wait to wear it, and that’s what matters.

this is his drycleaning bill (four sweater vests)

I was all set to post on Thursday, and talk about how my sweater was going and how excited I was. I’d finished this much.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to sit down and write until today, and now I’ve knit this much.

I just really, really like this project, and the stripes are looking so cool as I knit them up. I’m excited to see how much I can get done before next Sunday.