My first knitted object for myself

I can't believe I've been knitting for over a year and I've never actually made anything for myself. I've always been making little gifts that are quick knits so I don't get too bored or frustrated. With Mama N's help in choosing a pattern, I decided to make a Shalom cardigan. This pattern has been done hundreds of times on ravelry.com so it was nice to be able to see if I'd like sleeves or more buttons. I went with the sleeveless one button closure.

I picked up some yarn at a Patricia's Yarns, a yarn shop I found in Hoboken near my office, and started knitting. Mama N started work on the same pattern so she spurred me along so I finished much more quickly than I anticipated. It only took me about two weeks. Of course, Mama N finished quite a long time before me and was on to other projects but it was fun to work on it together. I miss running to Mama N's with a question and knitting with both Mama N and Mama H with the little ones running around.

The sweater was an easy knit and I was excited that it was one of the few projects I was able to get through without having to rip it out and start again. Since this spring isn't shaping up to be all that warm, I should get some use out of it.