I am very silly, yes.

his is the green and mine is the purple. this was my first attempt at sewing in a zipper, and it wasn’t awful but I’m not sure I’d do it again, either. it looks great, though.

I kind of wish I’d knit mine in a smaller back/shoulder size with lots more shaping in the front (especially short rows---I really do need more length!); I’m not disappointed with it, it’s just not my usual choice of fit. still a very comfy, cozy sweater that I can see myself wearing a lot. and for anyone else knitting the 41” women’s size---I totally would have done this sweater in 1000 yards if I’d skipped the button bands.