Recently I wanted to start a new sweater, something light for those A/C cold buildings. I saw something that would fit the bill, but it was knit in sections, and I usually avoid those preferring to knit top-down and raglan. However, it occurred to me...I know it's not my preferred way, but why am I avoiding it at all costs? It's keeping me from what might be a perfect pattern otherwise. There's provably a "perfect" pattern out there, but many patterns will always have something about it that we would prefer not to do. And all patterns will have pros and cons, and we decide to put up with all sorts of cons to get at those pros. Granted, there are cons out there that are just not negotiable, but what about those that are really not so bad, and if we just bit the bullet, we could have all the pros that that pattern did have? Like sewing up sections of a sweater. Sewing those seams up can take time, but didn't knitting the project take time too? The nice thing abo