I didn't let my failed attempt get me down, and I re-seamed my log cabin squares during my lovely 4-day weekend. The first week of May means lots of public holidays in Japan so I actually had the time I needed at home to get lots done, knitting included. Seaming this baby was a disaster last weekend since the crochet hook I used was way too small. But after picking out all those stiches and starting over, the right sized hook was impossible for me to work with. The hook just seemed so giant that I couldn't get it through each stitch without about 20 seconds and a cramped hand. So I reverted to the knitting needles. I picked up all the stitches along each seam onto my circs and then used the crochet hook to bind them all off. So instead of a true crochet chain seam, it was more of a knit-crochet hybrid. But it worked for me! This doesn't mean I have given up on learning how to crochet. I will learn one of these days!

Now I'm working on the border. I think I've decided on black but I'm not sure how thick it should be. I'm sure one skein of Knitpicks Palette is not going to cut it, but I am going full-force with what I've got for now. It's nice not to change colors every 20 minutes, so I am really enjoying the final stretch.