Decorative castoff/bindoffs?

I'm finally finishing what I think of as my albatross project, a large Aran-style jumper that I began working on nearly ten years ago. It was hugely ambitious when I started it, and the last bit of work on the sleeves, the seaming, all that finishing work, has been very easy. It feels good to think how far I've progressed in the last ten years.

( So what's the big deal? )

From hobbitblue's comments, mostly for myself --

Links for mail order places in the UK that supply the knit.

Carole Thacker's Interknit Shop
Get Knitted Dot Com
Wooly Workshop
London Crafts List of Mail Order Suppliers
Yarn Shop UK
Hip Knits UK

And two other cool knitting links:

White Lies Designs, where you don't have to be skinny to look great in a jumper;

and, of course, the Chicken Viking Hat.

OK, I may die from the cuteness....

Sushi stitch holders from amyville.com!

Gosh-- what ever will I do *now*?

Today, even though I didn't find a decorative bind-off that I liked, I finished a jumper I've been knitting for ten years. It's the "Aran Update" pattern featured in a Knitter's Magazine from 1995, the semifamous "Celtic" edition. My copy of the magazine is completely dog-eared, but I have kept it all these years, knowing I wanted to finish this particular sweater.

Even if you don't ordinarily read my knitting posts, please look below the cut tag to see photographs of something I'm really proud of. :)

( But you've told us the story behind this jumper before, Harper. )