Yarn Along: All Buttoned Up

This week, I powered through both A Dance with Dragons and the problematic part of the little tweedy sweater. In the end it was completely obvious and I have no idea why it took me so long to execute it properly.  

When you have to throw your knitting down constantly, keeping track of exactly where you are in the pattern can be almost impossible.  I've gotten so much better at reading my knitting in general, but sometimes I just have to admit that a certain pattern needs a little more attention.  I started marking each row off with a pen, which I haven't done in a while, and it definitely helped me get out of the rut.  These tiny brass coils pins that I found at ImagiKnit in San Francisco have been great for marking increases and decreases so I can tell at a glance how many I've done.  Now I just have to figure out how to keep track of all my DPNs…

This week I got a chance to pick out buttons for both this sweater and another that I made for this baby.  I'm not completely convinced that these little leather ones will be very practical, but they were the best I could find. I'll take a look through my button jar to be sure before I sew them on.