I feel like I must have just misplaced it somewhere, so if anyone finds it, let me know what it was up to while I wasn't looking.
Back on 4/20, I did get my HASH name. I am now Sleeping Booty. It is a pretty good name but also a lot more tame than some of the others in the group. One of the ones that was nominated but didn't make the top two was Don't Tase Me Hoe.
I finally got the buttons both picked out and sewn into the sweater I was testing increases on. I actually really like how it came out, but I might try one with a smaller neck opening to see how that works out. I do like how it turned out.
What I did was to divide the number of increases each section got by 4. I added that number to both sleeves at the very beginning,\ when I cast on. I then did the first half of the increases as you normally would, with one increase row and one rest row. Once I hit that number I only increases on the sleeves every 4th row. So I would have one row where I increases on the body and sleeves, a rest row, a row where I increased on the body only, and one more rest row.
I had fun making this. I knew the yarn was going to look really good and I loved how I could impress people by making this weird blob turn into a sweater and then back into a blob again. I have another set of buttons like this and am already considering casting on another.
I cast this on Monday after I finished the stash buster hat. I forgot how fast chunky yarn projects go, so I'm already almost done with it.
I do have a crochet project in mind to start next. I got a pattern to test and it looks really cool. I also have a pattern I'm writing in my head too. There are a few unfinished projects calling my name. I need to either work on cloning or find a time machine.