Done for Week One AJ challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/november-art-journal-challenge-gratitude-week-one.38635/

Journaling reads: My favorite hobby is knitting. I taught myself to knit in my teen years, using those “Teach Yourself How to Knit” books before the age of YouTube videos. I’m thankful for the videos now, however, when I want to learn about a technique I have not heard of or tried before. Like any craft, there is always room for improvement and learning better ways of doing things.
Sometimes I find a project I just have to try, which was the case with this sweater. I rarely take on a project like this, especially if I don’t have the right yarn. But, I had lots of this yarn that I wanted to do something with. The pattern called for bulky yarn and the yarn I wanted to use was the normal worsted weight. Researching the internet said if I doubled the yarn I had it should work. So I began. I did not “waste time” knitting a swatch to check the gauge. That was my first mistake. However, after knitting the recommended rows for checking the gauge, it was OK.
The sweater pattern was easy and I finished it quickly! I liked the chunky, loose fit. It was perfect to wear over my pajamas to keep my casted arm warm. However, I had not yet washed it. When I did wash it, the sweater stretched and is humongous now! Not sure what happened! But I can still use it as a wearable blanket! As the artist, Bob Ross, would have said, “It’s just a happy mistake!” I’m ok with that! 11/15/23