So my sweater is finally finished. That was a lot of work, and the seaming and weaving ends was tedious. I'm happy with how it turned out overall, though there is something I might go back and fix if I feel up to it at some point. The body worked up more sheer than I would have liked, but the white yarn was a bit thinner than the red, making it near impossible the get the same kind of coverage without changing needle size and gauge. Increasing the stitches (and doing the math for it) was more work than I was willing to give it at the beginning.The pieces came together well; this pattern is a bottom-up, worked in the round piece that made the whole project that much easier. The only seams were at the shoulders and where the sleeves meet the body. I would like to take the sleeves off and reseam them. That may or may not actually get done, the sweater is wearable as it is, the sleeve caps just bunch up around the front and top. Not a difficult fix, but it would be time-consuming.
All told, it was a learning piece that was completed well. I certainly have a bit more of a handle on how sweaters come together and will probably get another one started before too long. I've got some yarn in a nice color that someone gifted me while cleaning out her stash. There should be plenty to make a sweater with what she gave me.
If anyone is interested in the pattern for this sweater it is free. Waiting for Spring Here is a link to the Ravelry page where you can look at other peoples photos of the sweater and download it for yourself.
