Thankfully, all told, the red is a close enough match that I don't feel embarrassed by wearing this sweater at work again. To me it would be a bigger shame to not get to wear this sweater anymore!

I hope that you are successful with your visible mending! It can look quite nice...I'm just mostly putting my energy towards other projects these days instead.

And yes, George is a cutie and a ham, and it's a good thing because he sure wants all the attention he can get. :^)