Sweaters in Progress

This weekend I took a break from sock knitting and unearthed 2 bags, each containing a sweater started a couple of years ago. As some of you know, I had a traumatic event around then and put a lot of things on hold.

After a time of healing, my brain is ready to concentrate on the shaping required for armholes and sleeve caps and necklines. The beige sweater is an oversized pullover for my daughter, Kathleen.

For myself, I have a cardigan in bright pink cotton. Both sleeves are done and I got them as identical as possible. Now the body is in progress.

Finally, I found a crocheted vest that just does not look like I hoped it would. I won't photograph it because I am going to unravel it and recover the yarn for a new project. Undo all that work? Yes. If it is ugly or doesn't fit, it is a waste of yarn. The time was not wasted, though. It made me finally accept that I will never get the pattern gauge in crochet. I will only crochet items from now on if fit is not important. Bags, lace trim, dishcloths--but no crocheted sweaters for me.