I've finished this stupid sweater that I started, dare I say it, in June. I can't tell you how many times I frogged* (restarted) this project. My first mistake was to use a different yarn from what the pattern suggested. I had to start over every time I dropped a stitch because the un-suggested yarn was too slippery to fix—rip rip. Then there was a problem with the size (way too small)—rip rip. Then the arm holes were too big-rip rip. Then too small-rip rip. But after all that frustration I refused to give up (I paid way too much for the yarn) and I am rewarded with a mediocre garment that I may wear around the house. Stupid sweater.

* Frogged is knitting jargon for ripping out your stitches.