Becky

Well, it was down to the wire, but I earned my gold medal on Sunday and finished up Hopeful.  No pics yet - probably none until Tuesday night since I have handbells this evening.  I am so excited to have my first sweater completed, and more importantly, it fits!! 

I was surprised that instead of following the pattern exactly, I actually made several alterations turning this into a one of a kind piece.  From the picot hem bottom to the different tie knot that I came up with, I surprised myself.  I ended up doing the short sleeves instead of the cap sleeves.  Once I had the collar done, the cap sleeves DID NOT look right, but the short sleeves look great.  The final vote was 16-6 for short sleeves, so looks like I ended up agreeing with the majority even though I originally thought I would go with the cap sleeves.

Pictures coming soon - I promise!!