10 WIPs In A Row!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are still some ends to weave in and it needs to be washed and blocked, but IT IS FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The collar is a little shorter than the pattern calls for because I ran out of yarn, but I think it actually looks fine this way, and Andy loves it, so I will be leaving it as it is.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm actually pretty proud of myself for selecting this one early during the WIP marathon. It wasn't one of those just-missing-sleeves WIPs that finish rather quickly. It started here:

That's the back of the sweater. So it was probably the least-far-along of the entire pile of WIPs, being about 5% completed. Of course NOW I'm going to be looking for one of those projects that just needs sleeves--let's not be stupid. I think there's even a baby sweater just in need of a few seams and a neckband, and that pair of socks.....

10 WIPS IN A ROW!!!! 10 WIPS IN A ROW!!!! 10 WIPS IN A ROW!!!! 10 WIPS IN A ROW!!!!!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Oh, congratulations, Toni!! That looks like an **awesome** sweater, too. Will we be getting a modelled shot?
October 9, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Daniele said…
Heck yeah! Go for one of those almost finished suckers! ;)
October 9, 2008 at 12:06 PM
RobinH said…
*storms of confetti*horns blow* the crowd goes wild!!!!*a parade is held in your honor!!*

Congratulations! It looks great. And 11 WIPs! Fantastic!

Definitely you deserve an easy one after that.
October 9, 2008 at 7:48 PM
tinebeest said…
I bumped into your blog only a few days ago, and have found it (and the archives) extremely entertaining reading. almost literally pmsl with the Albatros/Swan Lake renamer :-D

Ten WIPs finished in a row is GREAT! And that sweater is really nice too!
October 10, 2008 at 2:08 AM
Dana said…
Yay! What a huge accomplishment! A sweater is one thing--a MAN SWEATER is quite another...Get some modely poses for us, willya?
Congrats--Dana
October 11, 2008 at 12:31 PM
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