Oh the Tangled Ends We Weave (in)

Or something like that.

What do you get when you spend a five hour train ride weaving in ends?



Technically, that's one five hour train ride plus a whole extra weekend. That's a whole lot of ends to weave in, let me just tell you.

Luckily for me, you also get this:



All she awaits now is some buttons. Much like the cat, my curiosity is killing me. I've probably tried the cardigan on about 10 times throughout varying stages of done-ness, and not one time did it look like it was going to fit quite right. It's very discouraging, especially given my passion for this sweater - not to mention how much time and effort have gone into knitting her!



Generally, I knit a size 36 or 38 for all my sweaters, and they fit perfectly. Because of the ribbing, Laura's Cardigan is sized differently. Following the instructions that the ribbing stretched to double, I knit a size 20, thinking it would be plenty roomy enough if it stretched out to 40 inches. I had four inches of ease, even.

It's hard to tell with no buttons on, but, at this point, it doesn't look like that's the case. I'm still holding out hope, though.

Buttons, buttons, who's got the buttons?

(photo borrowed from www.chrisglass.com)