The second and fourth picture were with flash, and I haven't made buttons yet. I think that won't be until the fall, when it's cooler and I want to turn the oven on.
This was four different colored skeins of Dream in Color Everlasting 8-ply, slowly alternated from the top-down, knit using Tuulia Samedi's The Tailored Sweater Method. It took three and a half months, largely a result of me not liking pooling, ripping and redoing portions. There's a section in the middle where I was alternating three different skeins and that was not fun. The bottom and button bands were seed stitch; the neck band and cuffs were 1x1 ribbing. The fit is very good.
Overall, I like this sweater. Hopefully the alternated yarn looks gradual, because I'm not knitting this sweater again!
I like the weight of this sweater though, so fingering weight seems right. It'll just take me forever to knit a sweater, but if it's a sweater I wear and enjoy, it's worth it.
