The red cardigan has been waiting for its button bands to get finished and sewn on for two months. As usual, I put off the task because I didn’t quite know how to do it, and wasn’t sure that I’d be able to do it well.

Now I’ve made the button band, and today I sewed it on, and I am not happy with my attempt. It doesn’t even look bad in the photo – if you don’t see it up close, the seam doesn’t look to bad, I guess. But up close it looks uneven and ugly. I’ll let it rest overnight and see if I feel better about it tomorrow.