We have a winner!

Thanks to everyone for participating in the search for the right button for the Lace Leaf Pullover. This was a hard choice. I originally thought that the whimsical wooden flower button was the right choice. It was my first pick, and a lot of my blogging buddies spoke up for it vociferously in the comments. I was particularly swayed by Azure's "Trust me." She was speaking my language! Alas, although I had the greatest confidence that this was the right choice, after I sewed it on it just stood out too much.

And this is always the problem, isn't it? The button we love - the one which is clearly the coolest button ever - competes with the sweater and just won't cooperate. You really have to choose one - the sweater or the button - to steal the show and then allow the other to be the type to stay in the wings. That's why I bought the Grey Pearl Beauty in the first place.

Sleek and minimal, it has class, charm, and understatement.

I loved the Asian-Inspired Etched Button from the first time I saw it. It was "the button that got away" and I returned to Michael Levine determined to have it, and to use it. Somehow, it got away from me twice. I really can't use it for this project, but I will go back and pick up several (in a smaller size) and design a simple, yet elegant sweater around them sometime next year. They won't get away from me a third time!

The Whimsical Wooden Flower was my compromise button. It was fun, yet understated enough that I thought it would do the trick. This one will make it's way onto a kid's sweater sometime in the future. Something bright and wonderful.

The Grey Pearl Beauty really is the best of the three for this sweater (although I agree with KS and Mary that it would take more serious searching to find the perfect button). I'm happy with it, and I had a great time hearing from all of you!

If you want to see the final tally, go here. We ended with 499 votes!