Some Sweater Talk

 

Look what I did. I used the machine to sew in the sleeves on Bon Ami. Mattress stitch be damned. I took Arne's shortcut and used the machine after basting them in place. The whole process took less than a half hour. 

Before I did the second sleeve I tried the whole thing on to see if it worked and it worked. 

The only thing left to do now is sew down all the facings.

Now that Bon Ami was a success Chestnut is back into play. I enlarged the chart and made cards for each pattern section so I could see what I'm doing.

I'm not sure what to do with the Ski Sweater. It was a great travel project all summer while we were traveling back and forth to babysit but it's been neglected ever since. I think it might re-emerge in January. The sight of some snow might re-ignite my mojo for it.