This has been by far the most frustrating part! I knit for a reason: seaming and me do NOT get along. The only reason I can knit in a straight line is due to the needles. I'm not good at sewing at all, so seaming scared me before I even attempted it.

In addition to general fear, there are different types of seaming stitches. I chose the one stitch invisible. I knit in the back of the stitch and let one stitch fall between the two fabrics. It started out a little bulgy on the shoulder, which frustrated me a lot. I had to start over twice. The first time was because I accidentally did the whip stitch, even though I was thinking the entire time, "Don't do the whip stitch." The second time I was doing a mix between a half stitch and a full stitch seam. My boyfriend told me that practice was key. Being frustrated, I responded that if I practiced too much, I'd ruin the fabric. Luckily he knows how to deal with me when I'm frustrated. He also suggested ironing or blocking (and he claims to know nothing about knitting, haha), which were both good ideas.

Well, I just pushed through and tried to make it as straight as I could. When I finished the left shoulder, I went ahead and did the left side. At long last (about one hour), I finished. I put the left side on my arm. Before I even looked in the mirror, my boyfriend said that it looked good. I looked. The seams did look straight! (Hallelujah!!) I also made it a size small for the girl I'm knitting it for. I float between a medium and a small, so it looked a little tight, but it's definitely a small--which means my gauge was right! I feel so great right now! After a month of working, everything is turning out. Now I just have to finish the seams, finish the border, and put it on. I think it will be a successful first project :)

Happy knitting!