Knitting Reboot: Picking up Where I Left Off

My first knitting project is finished! 

I was able to finally find a new ball to continue my unfinished project when my SIL dragged me at the shop (where I originally bought it) last Friday. I only needed less than a ball and luckily I found one in the discounted box. The lady gave it to me for free. I also took the chance to take a photo of the label coz I lost mine before.  

    

This is how much I've finished with the first ball that I got last year. This was my second run on the yarn before I ran out of it. It wasn't that good so I totally restarted again for the 3rd time just to make it better. It hurts to pull the strings off but it was really awful that I had to do it. If I were a teacher going to put a grade on it, it will be just around 60-70%.

I started it over the weekend, logging in long hours and really pushed it until Monday. The next day, I had to find the needle in order for me to sew it up together in a loop. And Wednesday, I was able to wash it and I'm now waiting for it to dry. I can't wait to use it tomorrow with the remaining winter-spring cold that is blowing through the peninsula this week. 

the width: showing where the ends were sewn together 

The final sewing together wasn't not good, I think. I am almost sure that I started with 40 but ended up with 43. Plus I had a really long tail to cut off! 

the length: good enough to cover my neck and nose
during the cold winter walk

That's it! My first project. I can now move on to a new one with better skills and experience. To sum up that one, here are my notes:

Project: neck warmer, that can double as a beanie

What I used: #5 wooden round needles

                    100% acrylic, 80g/3 

                    Pink Color 39, Lot 3               

How: Longcast 40 that turned out to be 43 (I think)
130 rows of garter stitch all throughout

and regular bind off

Duration: 3 Days, 4 sleepless nights :)

Now for the next one...