I hope you can see from the picture how close I was to finishing. A knitting project takes effort to get started and includes, for me, some tedious stages. Since my yarn is not exactly the same as the pattern and I may knit more tightly or loosely than the pattern designer, a gauge swatch must be done.

Sometimes more than one.

Dena Lefkowitz of Achievement by Design. Dena Lefkowitz of Achievement by Design.