Blue Sweater

Working with large needles is very nice. I finished the sweater very quickly.I knit the buttons onto the button band, only problem was, the little metal shank came out of two of themIt’s a good thing I’m multicraftual.  Pulled out my Jewelry pliers and some strong wire and I made a new shank. A little epoxy glue and I’ve saved  a button.  It’s a little bigger than the original – easier to get the yarn through.I’m glad I didn’t make this out of bulky yarn like the pattern called for, it would have been too bulky on me. Going up a few sizes worked.Yes, there are many knitters who would sew grosgrain ribbon on the back of the button bands. I’m too lazy, I’ll live with the gaps. Some things like sewing 1800 hexagons by hand I’m willing to do, sew grosgrain on sweaters – no.Despite knitting the buttons in, I needed to reinforce them will backing buttons, otherwise they just hang loosely.  I found 7 matching buttons in my box, so what if the color is different, we’ll just call it a design element.