This is by far my favorite knit so far. I decided that I wanted to wear this to see Stephanie (the Yarn Harlot) at her book signing in San Diego. I had to abandon almost every other project to get this done, but I did it!

Started June 26, 2005

Completed July 28, 2005

77.5 hours of knitting, 7.25 hours of finishing (that breaks down to 27.5 hours for the back, 25 hours for the front, 12.25 hours for the first sleeve, 12.50 hours for the second, 3.75 hours for seaming and weaving in ends, and 3.5 hours for picking up and knitting the collar twice).