forty three

I very rarely knit anything for myself. Not because I don’t want to, but because there is so little that I need and so many little ones that I can’t help but cover in handknits!

At Christmas my parents gifted me with some beautiful wool yarn. We have cousins that keep sheep on their farm in Maine and this yarn was spun from the fleece that kept them warm last winter. I searched Ravelry for days before I finally decided on this pattern: Estelle. I’m hoping to finish this sweater so that it can keep me warm as we finish out this winter.

As you can see, I’ve only just completed the lace yoke portion. Since I am unaccustomed to knitting for myself I decided I had better try it on before I dug into the body. Looks good, so far, I think. At least, it looks better than I do in that awkward “hands full, in the mirror, crazy elbow, weird mouth” shot!