11/01/12 - Today I am casting on for my first pullover (sweater) EVER. I’m considering adding darts to the bust and, if there’s yarn left over, longer sleeves (either half sleeves or 3/4 sleeves).

11/04/12 - Added a picture of the progress - taken before starting the waist-shaping decreases.

11/06/12 - Picture added; waist shaping done.

11/07/12 - Picture added. Progress at the end of skein # 1.

11/10/12 - Finished knitting the sweater. Pictures added of me in the sweater (after the ends were weaved in, tails left on until after block); sweater soaking in the tub, and picture of the sweater on blocking mats

11/13/12 - Blocking is done, sweater is dried and Ohmygoodness, I can’t believe I did it! The yarn did bloom a bit, but it still fits pretty well. The only noticeable length change (for me) was in the sleeves, but it still works really well for what I wanted.

Notes:

• Ribbing on bottom - 14 rows.
• Picked up stitches around the neck, K 1 row, then used an i-cord bind off around the neck
• Sleeves - 30 Rows, 5 rows for ribbing