wearable
So, I finally have pictures of Grover to show you. I actually wore Grover tonight and got a few compliments on it, so I guess it doesn’t look too bad. I don’t like the black zipper, I wish it would match better but it doesn’t stand out as much in real life. So, without further ado….Here’s Grover…

Sorry for the headless photo, the turtleneck I was wearing made me look funny so you just get to see Grover. I’ll show you my smiling face later.

teachable
I learned a ton of stuff from doing Grover. I learned the fine art and value of blocking, since that’s how I got my sleeves to be long enough. I also learned how to do the mattress stitch. Who knew it was so easy to make a nice seam? I picked that up from the SnB book, which has directions that I love not to mention the fun patterns. I don’t like zippers. They are just tedious and I need a sewing machine because hand sewing is not fun to me. And, I learned to be patient, because sometimes there are ways to fix the mistakes that you might make along the way.

dance-able
Following in the footsteps of Becky (one of my favorite knit bloggers), I decided that my first sweater was worthy of a dancing shot. Getting this shot made us laugh so hard. My husband looked at me so funny when I told him that he had to take a picture of me dancing. I promise more creative dance moves soon, but for now, here’s a little cabbage patch for ya.