Laura Lee's sweater is finally assembled!

Started this sweater two years ago on holiday in South Carolina. the actual knitting finished months ago,but assembly has been waiting for yonks. Mainly because its cotton and therefore a pain. Actually had to be blocked which required a big flat surface and even then it took several hours and a trip to my upstairs neighbor to see it on someone! The sweater is from Sally Melville's book The Knit Stitch, Its called "where's the opaque? sweater"

This is hard to picture and the photo doesn't show it well, but the top front, back and sleeves are all slightly see through and the main front is opaque. The opaque bit wraps around the back a bit so the sleeves have a lot of shaping and joining the opaque to the non-opaque took some serious attention ans the rows and fabric all all very different. I also forgot until I starting piecing it together that I had mad it a bit longer as LLG not short. Therefor as I am blocking the pieces out puzzled about how I managed to miss the measurements by over an inch, then I found my original notes. I should take better notes - especially as I take YEARS to knit things for adults.

Anyway over all I am happy and I hope she will be too when she gets it. Why did I finally manage to get it together? It's her birthday this weekend - so happy BDay LLG!

Here's where I frogged big portions of the sweater last summer