Yes, I have given up on this sweater. Sigh.  This was my first attempt at crocheting clothes.

PROS (1) I designed it. (2) It actually fit.  I was totally amazed by this.  It's part of the reason why I let things go so far. (3) I love the colors.  Purple and lime green! (3) The V design is really cute when I have the sweater on. (4) I figured out how to do tapestry crochet on this project, even though I didn't end up doing the color changes that way.

CONS (1) The sweater weighs about 150 pounds.  I wanted a tight weave, but that means more yarn per square inch. I could wear this as body armor.  No knives or bullets would make it though that weave, which is good since I wouldn't be very nimble wearing such a heavy sweater. (2) I can't join crochet pieces worth a damn.  I tried to follow the Happy Hooker instructions for joining crochet, but they include words like 'sorta' and 'kinda' and, since I am a robot-crafter who requires precise instructions, I failed to acheive the zen-like frame of mind it takes to smoothly join the front to the back. (3) The garment design is off just a little, but it's enough to make it look weird.  The arm holes are a too big.  The V neck goes too low. It's like when you are watching a movie and you can tell the difference between the actors playing humans and the actors playing aliens who are pretending to be humans because the actors playing aliens that are pretending to be humans walk a little funny, talk a little funny, and are generally just a little wrong, even though they still look human.  This sweater is like that.

The yarn already has a new project waiting ... after the frogging.  I think the next project (non-clothes) will be successful.  I also think that if I attempt to crochet clothes again, I better use a pattern.