"The Only Pattern You'll Ever Need"

         Using the pattern my knitting aunt gave me decades ago, I've gotten to the hardest part of creating a sweater: finishing the neck band or collar. The pattern is top-down, so it begins with the neck. I'm making the cardigan version. I think there may be a way to make the neck band easier, but it has to be done at the very beginning. Finishing the buttonholes will be a challenge, and I won't be able to do that until I find the buttons. Yellow and blue, this is my Ukraine sweater -- yellow and blue.