Or, at long last, the Beadwork Cardigan Knit is completely finished! 
I won't go into detail about the knit because it is well documented on this blog under, "Works In Progress," category. All I will add to my previous comments, is that the fun of knitting this cardigan, was increased 100 fold by sponsoring the Knit-a-Long on the Beadwork KAL Yahoo Group, that officially began October 1, 2006.
I guess the best group of people EVER, decided to give this knit a place in the sun. It wasn't the easiest knit I have ever done, and I did do it in the WRONG yarn.I should have stuck to the plan and followed through with gansey yarn. I think this yarn will hold up - for it hasn't shown signs of pilling. It is just heavier than I wanted and shorter than I had planned. Where I made my largest error was not to count my row guage - as well as my stitch count. And so, we learn with each project we do.
Modeled by my neighbor, Rachel, we do indeed have a finished cardigan!
Rachel with her 2 youngest boys, Jarrett and Joseph.
Thanks Rachel!
HORRAH!!! It is just gorgeous. Congratulations on finishing up such a complicated sweater. The clasps look perfect.
Posted by: AnneB | 05/07/2007 at 03:04 PM
No ifs, ands or buts....you knit beautifully. Super Job!
Posted by: Nancy J | 05/07/2007 at 03:16 PM
Junie,
It's beautiful! I can't stop looking at how well the pattern shows up. I'm making mine with knitpicks too in hollyberry. Hope mine looks half as beautiful! The clasps look great too. Glad your feeling better.
Posted by: Wendy | 05/07/2007 at 03:58 PM
It is lovely. I like the clasps, could you take a closeup picture of them?
Posted by: Laritza | 05/07/2007 at 04:15 PM
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Posted by: the knitting girl | 05/07/2007 at 04:30 PM
Fabulous, Junie! Congratulations on the long haul and the dedication. May you glory in it for ever!
Posted by: julia fc | 05/07/2007 at 05:25 PM
WOWZA! It is just gorgeous, Junie! What a beautiful job you did! :)
Posted by: Romi | 05/07/2007 at 07:35 PM
Congratulations, it looks wonderful. Fantastic knitting and a beautiful jacket.
Posted by: Judith | 05/08/2007 at 04:08 AM
It looks fantastic, those stitches really pop out and show the texture off perfectly.
Posted by: dawn | 05/08/2007 at 07:07 AM
Beautiful work! The stitch definition is wonderful. What a beautiful jacket. Will you be wearing it? Congratulations!
Posted by: Candace | 05/08/2007 at 10:36 AM
Junie, what an inspiring finish! The knitting is beautiful and I think the clasps may actually be an improvement over Jade's buttons. You really have a project to be proud of. Now PLEASE don't move on and abandon those of us in the caboose :-)
Posted by: Pru | 05/08/2007 at 11:18 AM
Great work! And how nice of Rachel to model for you--gee, maybe now you need to make her a sweater? Or something for those sweet little boys? It's 96 in the shade here in TC today, so even the thought of wool is making me swelter...but I will haul out my yarn when I get back. I have Rowan Cashsoft in a lovely pale minty green...
Posted by: Marie | 05/08/2007 at 03:39 PM
Congrats! I'm surprised you let someone else wear it, even for a few minutes, lol!
Posted by: Beverly | 05/09/2007 at 08:09 AM
Ohh, that really looks yummy. Must be a great feeling to get it done!!
NOW...can you really keep waiting starting up the beautiful Fair Isle knitting......Im still waiting for some show and tell!*GRIN*
Posted by: Helle from Denmark | 05/11/2007 at 07:20 AM
I hope you are suitably proud. great work.
Posted by: colin | 05/16/2007 at 01:24 AM
The wrong yarn? what is it? I want to make it exactly as you have done----I love the cushier look that this yarn produced!
Cheryl
Posted by: Cheryl | 06/07/2007 at 12:47 PM