I think I may have found a sweater pattern that would be worth the row counting and gauge swatch. Normally I wouldn’t even attempt a sweater because when I have in the past I don’t actually make it to the end. This one is so cute and versatile it looks like it is worth it. I will post pictures if I actually get to it.
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Please make a sweater! It is so nice to finish one. With all the yarn you have stashed I bet you could make it without buying a strand (nice buttons).
A sweater could be almost as awesome as an Andre the Giant scarf. Almost.