When a Picture is Worth a Thousand %@*!&%! Words

Why does finishing have to be a big pain in the arse? I'm pondering a weirdo Rowan finishing instruction this very moment.

This comment from Claudia pretty much sums up my sentiments with regards to this project. Whenever I get to the point where I have finished knitting the body of the sweater, I always get this happy rush of accomplishment. It seems like the project should be all downhill from there. And then the pattern author throws a monkey wrench into the situation by making me think hard. I think it is dreadfully unfair of the designer to make me actually use my neurons on what I think should be the easy part.

Ah well. As my mother and father have always told me, life is not always fair. However, persistance does have its rewards.

All Picoted Up, Is There Somewhere to Go?

I can finally see the structure of this little jacket beginning to take shape. I love how edging and seaming does that. The picots need to be blocked into a more flattened position relative to the garment, but even without blocking, it is gratifying to see that I learned something from my original mistake and made the right decision when I picked up three out of every 4 stitches around the neck and front opening.

Since I pretty much spent the entire evening tonight picking up stitches and making picots, I figure a second, close up picture is justified.

Just Can't Get Enough Picots

With any luck I'll get the sleeves attached tomorrow and then the real party can begin!

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