Crochet Sweater

I finished my crochet sweater and I love it. It's completely handmade and free-form, no pattern! Of course, I always seem to finish things right when spring blooms, but that's okay. It is still cold enough to get a lot of wear out of. 

This sweater was made from...my desire to make a sweater, obviously, but with no funds for yarn. So I pulled out all the bright colors I had and this is what happened! It took about a year to make. Through weeks of homeschooling and chronic illness and weaning (and gently sleep training) our baby...so many milestones are stitched into this garment.

That's what I see when I look at it--the past year, and all the past projects, of course. Becky's baby blanket is the one that sticks out the most, as it was pink and purple. It actually got ruined and thrown out so it's nice I have the bits of leftover yarn in this sweater to remind me of it. 

And I made a nice dent in my stash. I have too much yarn. And yet, surprisingly, not enough yarn.

Next I need to finish up this sunflower shirt/sweater I am making...I'm so close! I started on it around the same time as this one, and have been working on whatever one sparks my interest. The sunflower sweater was stumping me for a long time but it's time to power through and figure out how to join the flower granny squares I made.