Just in case you all were obsessing over the Elizabeth I sweater as much as I am, I'll share a few links with you that I found last night. I was trying to find pictures of finished versions of the sweater to get a better sense of how it should look and all the things I could do better (very healthy, huh?).

So here's what I found. The German yarn store Wolle & Design has the picture from Tudor Roses posted. Next is Mara's gallery with a couple of pics of Elizabeth I (scroll down about half way and you'll recognize it). I see she decided to do it in white too. And it looks perfect. So it is possible - it can be done. Of course I didn't do the center panel with the cables. I decided that I liked the shaping of the sweater most of all and I don't like having yarn-overs in critical areas, if you know what I mean, so I left it out. Caroline, from the ASOF group, also has a picture in her gallery. She did hers in blue but in cotton, which she said led to some problems with its stretching out and not holding its shape. It still looks great, though! And look at all the other amazing sweaters she's done! Finally, Sandrine's version (scroll all the way down), in red and all the way from France. She did a fabulous job on hers and she's also done Mary Tudor, which is one of my "someday when I am a much better knitter" projects. Wow!