Even the sock monkey can't believe it

I swear I wasn't being lazy, I was just waiting for, um... sunshine. Yeah that's it! Everyone knows you can't block and seam in the dark you totally have to leave your finished sweater in bits until the weather improves. Yeah...

So here she is the Karabella Shawl Collar sweater, knitted in about two weeks, left languishing on a book shelf for at least two months, seamed and blocked this morning and modeled before I even washed my hair. It's funny how I wont leave the house without showering and yet I'm completely happy to publish pictures to the web of my unwashed terribleness :)Pattern: Karabella KK409, Marble Shawl-Collar Sweater
Needles: Um, inherited vintage size 9, Susan Bates size 9 16" circulars for neck
Yarn: NuMei Vermont Spun (acrylic/polyester/wool) 11 balls
Gauge & Size: 18 st and 22 rows 4", size small
Comments: I definitely misjudged the ratio of ick to ahh in this yarn. There is way more synthetic than wool and I'm not exactly best pleased. However I shouldn't have expected any more from such extraordinarily cheap yarn (in fact that was probably the first clue I ignored). The pattern itself was very easy to follow and fits reasonably well but there is a slight bat-wing in the armpit post-blocking. However, I was a little disappointed that there was no instruction as to how many stitches to pick up for the neck and since I'm a relative newbie, I think I picked up too many and may now have to tack the collar in place. But basically any gripes I have with this sweater are totally of my own creation, and since we all live and learn, I can live with it :)

Did you spot the monkey?