It's not "Baby Blue," It's Indigo

Some projects take longer than others.  I bought totally Marin yarn from Windrush Farms, meaning the sheep are raised in Marin, fleece is cleaned and spun and naturally dyed, in this case with indigo.  I knit up the front, back, and sleeves.  I hand sewed the shoulders together and then knit the neckline in the typical 1-1 ribbing.  But then, all progress stopped.  the simplistic task of sewing the side seams and sleeves was just a tad too tedious to undertake.  Those of you experienced knitters know what I am talking about.  The knitting books make it look so easy.  Stitching yarn at the precise part of the edge loops to make a thin invisible seam.  But I had other pressing things to do, laundry, sorting mail, cooking dinner, even cleaning bathrooms.  It seemed like anything that needed attention got out in front of this seam thing.  Like a writer's block, some trivial appearing but insurmountable feeling task was looming on the horizon.  And I pride myself on the other "F" word, finish.  So fun to finish projects.

At the last Conference of Northern Californian Handweavers conference, someone mentioned, oh, don't bother with the slow cumbersome method.  Just sew up the seams with your regular sewing machine.  Look at any commercial knit item, machine seams all over the place.  So pin and sew and Voila!  A completed sweater that fits and is warm.  Only problem is it is baby blue, I mean indigo.