I started seaming my body pieces last night, and quite enjoyed using my new crochet head attachment to pick up the stitches along the neck. Things were going along just great! I had to tink back just once when I found a knit that should have been a purl about 20 rows back in my ribbing. But the collar was a cinch! I was really enjoying finishing up this sweater, focusing on enjoying and perfecting my own knitting and finishing style rather than getting jumpy and panicky about being able to wear it soon. I started the button band this afternoon, and picking up those 140 stitches for the right band was relatively painless. But this whole time, I was ignoring one potential glitch. As it turns out, this is not enough yarn to knit two buttonbands. I kept going as long as I could, wishing that the yarn would keep multiplying like the fishes and the loaves, but sadly I'm not so fortunate. And it's JUST my luck that Knitpicks says coal won't be available until St. Patrick's day!

I think I hear some thrums a-calling me.