I haven't actually finished a sweater since March of 2005. That was when I knit a version of Candy from Knitty using Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in a lovely teal color (the colorway is called "Rue"). I ended up giving it to my cousin because I wore it so rarely.
Iin June of 2005, I knit a ribby cardi. It's completely knitted and seamed, but I never got a zipper for it. Plus, it's kind of itchy and a little bit snug.
It's a downwards spiral from there. Since then, there have been any number of sweaters that I've started and abandoned partway through. But this time will be different.
How can I be so sure of that? I'm actually using a pattern this time. Fine, maybe it's more of a formula than a pattern, but it's got directions for the part where I always get stuck--attaching the sleeves to the body. And it's not for me, so there's some extra motivation not to shove it to the back of the closet in a fit of stitch count-induced rage.
The gauge is on my side, too. I'm getting 4.5 stitches per inch on U.S. size 9 needles instead of a more typical 7 stitches per inch on U.S. size 3 needles. This means that, even though D is quite a bit bigger than I am, this sweater is fewer stitches around than some of the sweaters I've tried to knit for myself.
Two months and three days left. It is so on.
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