Sweetness KAL'ers, you're almost there! By now, you should have finished the yoke, body, and one of the sleeves. I hope you're having as much fun as I am!

Your mission for Part 6: Finish knitting your sweater by Monday, November 17. This is my birthday, and seeing your finished sweaters is the best gift I can think of!

I've been working on my Sweetness KAL sweater while on my Graphic Knits Book Tour through the Pacific Northwest. My husband and I rented an RV, and we're having a blast! My job as the navagator has been pretty demanding, but I've managed to squeeze in a little knitting time here and there.

If you've followed along with the KAL schedule, you only have the second sleeve, weaving in ends, and blocking left to do. If you're rusty on your “finishing" skills, here are a couple videos that I made a while back explaining how I do it.

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I finished my sweater a little early so I could display it at a book signing event I did at Knit-Purl in Portland, Oregon. It was really down to the wire and I didn't finish until the night before the event. It pretty much rained the whole time we were in Portland, and the sweater just didn't dry out in time. I actually had to employ a blow dryer in order to finish drying the sweater minutes before we left for the event!

I'm delighted to see participation has really picked up over on the Ravelry thread. Here are a few progress pics from the group:

We're in the home stretch now, and I'm cheering everyone on! I've seen some truly amazing progress so far. Remember, to win the prize, you need to finish your sweater and post a picture on the Sweetness KAL Ravelry thread by midnight on November 17, 2014. You can do it!