Fisherman's Pullover Update

You may recall last week I struggled trying to make 74=82 but finally found the error in my thinking and did get to realizing only 82=82 with regard to the Fisherman's Pullover. There has been a fair amount of progress since then. (By the way Pam and Tena, your work is not the only in-progress knitting photographed for this blog. The photo below is showing something clearly not finished or anywhere near it.)

My Fisherman's Pullover

The front and back of this cabled sweater are now both complete. The tightness of the twisted cables that caused me to think about taking the back apart, now seem to have relaxed and from my POV are not noticeable. Blocking will definitely improve the entire look.

The left sleeve (showing on the right side of the photo) is about 50% complete. It has 3 of the twisted cables running down it surrounded by seed stitches. The right sleeve will be picked up between the two coloured clips. Finally the cowl collar will be picked up around the neckline on the front and back and this project will be complete. I love its look, a grownup in a pint-sized sweater. It reminds me of the adult look of the two Gramps sweaters (here and here) I made a couple of years ago. And as usual, once I get passed the problems I create for myself the project practically knits itself.

For those who would like to see how it will look when completed, here's a photo of someone else's completed version of this sweater.

On a personal note, I am down to my last two weeks of work. In fact, I only have 8 working days left as a full-time employee. It seems one ponders the end of a work life for years and when it comes it can be so very joyful. Or at least this is how it is for me, my choice, on my schedule. I have been very fortunate, too many people I know have a long way to go before retirement or didn't get to make a choice of when to stop working. I can say these last two weeks are going to be fun as I savor turning the reins over to someone else. As one of my brothers always say: ¨Life is good.¨ And it seems more so now than ever to me.

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