“End, begin, all the same…”

“…Big change. Sometimes good, sometimes bad.”

Okay. I’ve finished. I have completed CB’s Navigate jumper.

In summary? 

I would not knit this again. Not without a lot of deviations from the pattern.

The low down? 

I hate a lot of the finishes.

I hate the stupid cast on and how it’s made the cuffs look all stretched out. I hate that I didn’t use the fancy bind off (because I hated the cast on) and that now looks a bit severe.

I hate that the neckline is too wide, even though I knitted it narrower than the pattern specified.

I hate that it’s a bit see-through (though that’s down to my choice of wool and desire for a thin jumper for a warm-blooded man).

I hate that I’m convinced on the first day he tries to wear it, it’ll snag on something or a seam will unravel.

BUT I love some things about it too though.

I love that it fits him like a glove.

I love that the sleeves are the perfect length.

I love the cable detailing on the front and back.

I love how soft it is.

I love how much CB loves it.

I love that I knitted a man-sized jumper in fingering-weight wool as a testament to how much I love this man.

*Quote from The Dark Crystal.