Still taking a break from all the finishing work on the boys' sweaters, I've been doing some actual knitting! Here is elizabeth back on the needles again. Right now I'm just getting into the raglan decreases on the first sleeve. The yarn coming out the side there shows you how far down I took out the seam. I ripped back to about an inch above that. There was a little bit of a line at the point where I ripped back and started reknitting, but I pressed it a bit and now it is hardly noticeable. In general I was able to recreate the gauge surprisingly well (close up pic here).

I've fallen in love with this yarn all over again. It is just a dream to work with, so smooth and soft. But I still don't know what I was thinking buying it in white! Where did I imagine I could wear this sweater? I hardly ever leave the house without the boys and when I'm at home, fuhgetaboutit! Maybe I can wear it to the Knitsmiths. Every week. Ha, ha.

Thankfully, I was much more sensible when choosing yarn for my husband's vest. The brown should be more forgiving and is really quite lovely. After starting the ribbing last Wednesday, I picked up the vest again last night and knitted enough so that it's on its way to looking more like the beginnings of something sweater-y than just some needles with a bit of yarn hanging off them.