The most important thing I learned about knitting this year was how to listen to myself when I get the feeling that something isn’t right. I’ve learned to enlist the help of my husband, who gives me the same wise advice that David gives you. “Um, it looks wacky, honey. It’s like a third-grader knit it.” “A third-grader who has been knitting for a couple of years and is remarkably talented?” “No. A third-grader who accidentally drank her dad’s beer, then picked up her mom’s knitting.”

Congratulations on the best thing you’ve ever knit…so far.