There's Good News

I won't bury the lede: I divided the sleeve and body stitches on my sweater and knit enough fabric under the arms that I could try it on -- and it fits!

My selfie skills still leave a lot to be desired, but I think this photo is good enough that you can see that I've got a little positive ease but not so much that I'm swimming in fabric. Now I just have to knit, knit, knit in the round until I have 5 inches of body under the arms, and thanks to some unexpected knitting time yesterday afternoon, I have just an inch of that left to go. After that, this project will require more attention because I will start in on the colorwork, so I'll be juggling two strands of yarn and keeping an eye on a chart. Considering how fine this yarn is and the number of stitches I have on the needles, though, I'm pretty impressed with how quickly this sweater has grown. Dare I hope I might have it complete in time for Thanksgiving? It's a possibility!

The socks for my sister-in-law have grown as well, even though I've only worked on them while I was at the office Tuesday and Thursday. I am continuing to love these colors, and had I not already designated this pair for her, I might be tempted to keep them for myself.

They're not all blue, but look what color is up next!

I expect that once I start the colorwork on my sweater, these will become my knitting-while-reading project and will get a lot more attention.

We've got a fairly quiet weekend ahead of us. We've got nothing on the schedule on Saturday except for a friend's birthday gathering in the evening, and Sunday my brother and sister-in-law are holding their annual Halloween party, though the Mister has to leave for a work trip earlier in the day and Molly and I will only briefly be stopping by because she has a performance with her Glee Club in the afternoon. You may remember from past years that my brother is a stickler for people dressing up for his party, and Molly and I came up with what we thought was a great family theme that would involve all three of us. Fortunately, it'll work with just us two girls, even if it won't be quite as impressive as it would have been with all three of us. I'll be sure to share some pictures (if I'm permitted) next week.

And with that, I wish you a wonderful weekend! Next week is the last one in October, so I will be back on Monday with my One Little Word update for the month.