Fixing mistakes.

It didn't take long for me to pick up Myrna and re-start the sleeve. The very next day, I started picking up the stitches around the armhole again. This time making sure I started in the right place. I knit the first row,  set up the markers and did about 4 short rows. Then I put the sweater down.
The next day, I knit all the short rows.
The day after that, I decreased, did a row of eyelets, and started ribbing.
And the day after that day, I finished the ribbing and bound off.
 Sleeve:

The sleeve looks awesome. It's not upside down, it's not wonky in any way and as soon as I finished the BO, I rushed to the mirror and tried it on. It looks sooooo cute. I cannot wait until this cardy is done! I'm really excited about it, I feel like this will be my best knitted piece yet. So I'm slowing down and taking my time on the last sleeve and then the final ribbing/ button band. slooooowly. And then I will wash it and wear it ALL.THE.TIME!

 I've not really made anything that I've been completely satisfied with, and I'm so self critical that when wearing something I've knit, I feel very aware of the mistakes that I've made. Logically I know that no one is even really looking at what I'm wearing, and if they do look, they're not going to know it's knitted by me.


I ordered a bunch of buttons from Craftyful:

 Obviously, I have a thing for wooden buttons. As I ordered, I was thinking "M picked up a little box for me and I was wondering what to do with it? OOOH! I'll put my buttons in that pretty little box".

 I may have gone a little overboard, but I figured if I bought a bunch A) I  would qualify for free shipping B) I have other sweaters planned that will need buttons C) it seems kind of silly to order just one 6pack of buttons online D) I can hold up one of each button to the cardy and see which one suits it beast! <--- that typo stays.
I did qualify for free shipping, YAY.  The button selection is pretty fantastic. I perused the rest of their stock, and I'm glad that I couldn't come up with a reason to buy ribbons and fabrics and charms. I could very easily spend way too much money there. In fact, looking at the fabric had me wishing I could sew. I could make my own super awesome dresses! with POCKETS! The last thing I sewed (and first to be fair) was a horribly wonky black sweat shirt that was made for my Home Ec class. It had white at the neckline and sleeves (which I hated, I was not a fan of contrast). I remember hating every minute of sewing, threading the needle, something bobbins something something. Needle getting stuck all the time. Material bunching up. And then it was ill-fitting. Ick. I much preferred the cooking portion of Home Ec. I'm a pretty good baker (except for that time I tried to make gingerbread and had to guessed which of the unlabelled spices were the correct ones-I guessed wrong. Vry vry bad). I seem to recall my mom wearing that weird home ec sweatshirt when she was cleaning up around the house for a couple of years. I should ask her what happened to it.
Anyway, all that money to invest in a hobby that I may suck terribly at? Just meh. Perhaps if I inherited a decent sewing machine and bunches of fabric? That would be the only way I could possibly start sewing. Getting my grandmother's old stuff is what really pushed me from just being interested in knitting to actually trying it.

So later, when on a forum (where I had asked for button shopping ideas) someone suggested I check knitpicks for buttons, I actually went and bought more bloody buttons!

How adorable are those skeins though?  I had to order them!  It was like my mind had completely blanked on my previous purchase. "buy me" they whispered.
Treacherous buttons.