I knew it had to come sometime.
I'm sure you've known too, that it would eventually come to this.
It's the end of an era, so to speak.
The end of the era of . . .
The Never Ending Sweater!
These pictures don't really show the sweater all that well, but at least you can see that it fits her and she likes it! I had to make one adjustment, after finishing; Samm hated the side slits (I have to say that when I make sweaters for myself that call for side slits, I don't make them, so I understood). I just seamed them up and they're fine; just a design element:
So now everyone is happy; I'm happy to be finished with a sweater that took me about 3 times longer to knit than it should have and Samm is happy to have a new sweater that she was able to wear on Easter to Jay's family's activities.
Here's an Easter picture of the little family for your viewing pleasure :-)
And a couple of Clover with the Easter Bunny and her cousins, Cheyla & Alyssa:
Clover looks thrilled, doesn't she?
And of course, there's this:
What beautiful pics of the family and little Clover. Samm looks fantastic!
Posted by: Amanda | Mar 23, 2008 at 08:19 PM
Way to go! Great sweater and it looks fabulous on Samm! Love ALL the expressions on Clover's face!
Posted by: marianne | Mar 23, 2008 at 08:44 PM
All the girls look so good in their Easter outfits. The sweater is lovely and looks so comfy. It is clear that she loves it from that smile! Happy Easter!
Posted by: Gigi | Mar 23, 2008 at 09:24 PM
yahoo......!!!!!!! great sweater! you're casting on for mine now, right?
so cute in their Easter outfite!
Posted by: Colleen | Mar 23, 2008 at 09:48 PM
That never ending sweater looks worth it. I love it.
Posted by: Amy | Mar 23, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Samm doesn't even look like she just had a baby! Love the sweater and it looks great on Samm!
Happy Easter to you and yours Julie!
Posted by: Debi | Mar 24, 2008 at 04:57 AM
The sweater looks great on her!
Posted by: Chris | Mar 24, 2008 at 08:15 AM
The sweater is great and looks fabulous on Samm.
Clover is getting so big!
Posted by: Karen | Mar 24, 2008 at 08:15 AM
Great job on the sweater, the family is just beautiful!
Posted by: Jackie | Mar 24, 2008 at 09:07 AM
The never ending sweater came out beautifully! An instant classic. As for the baby - SIGH, she's gorgeous!
Posted by: teeweewonders | Mar 24, 2008 at 09:39 AM
Awww... Clover is adorable (as usual). The sweater looks great. It is so satisfying to finish a long project especially when it's perfect.
Posted by: Hillary | Mar 24, 2008 at 10:31 AM
The sweater came out great! And more pictures of the pretty little Clover and family - very nice. She's getting cuter every day!
Posted by: Shannon | Mar 24, 2008 at 11:35 AM
OMG! Clover is just beautiful. Your Easter picture is one of the those rare ones that you go and have professionally framed as a keepsake. Whoever took it struck gold that time.
Speaking of gold, Samm's sweater is beautiful and yay-for-you, you're finally done. Congrats!
Posted by: Dana | Mar 24, 2008 at 01:28 PM
The sweater turned out so great! And Samm looks awesome too. Clover is a little angel, I love her little pink cheeks, and the picture of her in the Easter Bunny's arms are so precious!
Posted by: Bea | Mar 24, 2008 at 04:03 PM
The sweater looks fabulous! And so nice that it's done, huh?
Posted by: Jeanne | Mar 24, 2008 at 05:26 PM
Yeah for the end of the sweater! It looks so perfect on her and I'm thrilled that she likes it.
No crying photos? Don't most babies cry around the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus? She's an angel.
Posted by: ~Kristie | Mar 24, 2008 at 06:26 PM
Wow! Fantastic sweater! And it goes so well with the baby. But, then again, what doesn't?
Posted by: Sheepish Annie | Mar 24, 2008 at 07:52 PM
Oh, such GREAT pictures!!!! I am so much in need of a Clover Fix!
The sweater came out wonderful and Samm looks fantastic in it...I wish I looked so fit after having Ben!
I bet you're so glad it's finally done : ) Amazing job!!!
Posted by: Gina aka Sleepy Eyes | Mar 25, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Nice! (I've made that sweater w/out the slits, three times!). And Clover is lovely as always!
Posted by: lisa | Mar 25, 2008 at 08:20 PM
The sweater is very nice...
Julie, that last photo of Clover is awesome. Oh, she is so pretty!
Posted by: Sara | Mar 26, 2008 at 03:34 PM
Awww...great pics of Clover and her Mommy and Daddy! Phew...on the sweater, glad it's done for you, nice! :)
Posted by: Zonda | Mar 26, 2008 at 11:11 PM