Not Quite There Yet

You would have thought that 5 days in Ann Arbor would have resulted in at least one completed sweater. Well, not quite. There was one completed scarf, another scarf that got started (some Rowan Polar that Mom had and wanted to become a scarf for my Dad), a second sock that almost got finished, a felted bag design session for my sister-in-law and start on a new sock.

That's not to say that I didn't work on the the Holographic Sweater... here's the sweater with both sleeves. It may look seamed, but that's just an illusion due to the brightly colored table cloth.

Please Give Me Some Seams

I also got the body all seamed up. No, I haven't woven in the ends yet (I wanted to make sure that the fit on the sweater was good before I did that...yes I can rationalize anything). In the interests of full disclosure, I must note that the background against which this sweater has been shot is the futon in my office in Chicago. Yes, the sweater came back to Chicago. Sigh. Fortunately my parents are planning a little trip to Chicago in February so I have a month reprieve.

All Seamed Up

Here's some proof with regards to the seams. Let me just say now that I don't like seaming garter stitch stripes to each other. Nopenopenope. I'm not sure why I find this so challenging, but I do.

Side Seams and Texture

Now all that awaits is the bottom band and the neck band. Oh, and all those ends.

P.S. I am just so touched by Rob's nice post today! Truly, for me, one of the greatest parts of blogging has been the meeting of new friends. If ThreadBear was closer to Chicago, you can bet I'd be sitting at their table or on one of their couches every weekend.