Steeking

So I have made another sweater. Yay! This one took exactly one month to finish. yay for bulky yarn. And it is just in time for lovely 90 degree weather. But I will still wear it to work. Oh but the best part about this sweater; I steeked it. For those playing at home, that means I cut it, down the middle, all those stitches. I was mildly terrified, but I had several women at guild who had done it before and they held my hand the whole time. And threw me chocolate. I liked the chocolate.

Here is the sweater before. Everyone kept telling me how much they loved the center detail. It was actually seed stitch for the selvage stitches. It was not helping my resolve to actually go through with the cutting.

I was a little stressed about cutting a sweater I had just spent a month on. Yay for support!

Almost done! All done and with a shiny new zipper. I was going to do a button band, but with the ribbing all around the bottom, I thought it needed something a little stronger to hold it closed. It is a bit roomy and the bulky yarn doesn't make it the most flattering thing ever. But it is warm and I wish I could wear it now.
Oh and did you like the skirt. Got home from work yesterday and had to go to a dinner that night. I didn't like anything I owned so I made a skirt. I love having a craft room.