What what WHAT? More knitting on this so-called knitting blog? Whoo!
Less than a week ago, I was thrilled to be taking a picture of this:

Sure, it may look like a pile of tangled up knitted bits to you . . . but this is no mere pile, this a pile of Neverending Cardigan!
I’ve been working on this beeyotch since, oh, June. No, no, not this past June, my sillies! This project was started waaaay back in June 2007, when someone mentioned that they were going to knit the Peace Fleece Everyday Cardigan, and wouldn’t it be fun if a group of us had a knitalong? Sounded like fun to me!
I started with the sleeves, so as not to get marooned on Sleve Island, and got them done pretty fast. Then I knitted the back, which although kinda boring, didn’t take all that long.
Then I made the fateful decision to knit both fronts at the same time, off two balls of yarn. I know, I know. But really, considering that I originally considered knitting both fronts simultaneously off one single ball of yarn, this seemed like a reasonable compromise.
And this is where the project stalled. And stalled. And stayed stalled for many, many moons. Many.
Lest you think that the pile stayed true in its pile-ocity, here is proof that even more progress was made:

blockity block!
I blocked the sleeves and the fronts one-on-top-of-each-other so as to make sure they came out the same size, and yesterday afternoon everything seemed dry, so I stacked the pieces and put them in my yarn closet to keep them away from curious paws.
That sounds dangerously of “out of sight, out of mind”, but I am really excited to get this thing seamed and the button bands done, so that maybe I can wear it both days this winter. Because it is wool and warm, and I live in Texas. (maybe I am not smart).
And right now, this second? NOTHING on the needles!!! Gasp!
Must remedy this now, especially since it’s my favorite month: Socktober.
p.s. Have I mentioned that I absolutely love the color of this sweater (which is more accurate in the second picture)?
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