11-02-2016

Today I did the 3-needle bind-off for the shoulders, and put all three pieces (body & sleeves) to soak so I can try to block out some of the curl so I can sew in the sleeves. This is my least favorite part but this yarn is so pretty and the lace panels are so nice maybe I’ll be motivated to keep on going until it’s ready to wear.

12-02-2017

This is going to be too small which is keeping me from getting motivated to sew in the sleeves. Put in time out for a while.

10-2-2019
Was longer than “a while”!!
I am back at this and have one sleeve sewn in. I lost some weight this spring because of surgery and have kept it off so far so maybe it won’t be too small. Second sleeve soon. This yarn is too lovely not to finish it and if I can’t wear it surely someone can.

10-6-2019
OMG it is finally finished. It’s beautiful and definitely not too small. I love the lace. I hope it doesn’t stretch too much. I guess I can put it in the dryer but then the lace will close up. Hmm.

Note to self: I sewed the sleeves in with waste yarn first (not carefully, just to get the size right etc.) and then sewed in with mattress stitch. This worked very well. (Pinning them in place wasn’t working at all for me.) I do not enjoy putting pieces together but I do think sweaters, especially cardigans, hold their shape a lot better when they have seams.