Annie asked in yesterday’s comments for a progress shot for my Celtic Dreams. (Understandable, really. After I’ve finished a project I’m always that much more interested in other people’s versions, and lord knows Annie’s C.D. was beautiful!)

So, here you go, though it doesn’t really look much like a sweater at the moment. (And it’s not a perfect photo, of course–side-lit to show the cables, but a flash was necessary too, but I turned the flash intensity down, so . . . it’s really a shame I never think to do these pictures during daylight hours . . . it is better if you click on it, though.)

For those of you unfamiliar with the pattern–the bottom part (curved because of the circular needle the stitches are waiting on) is the upper back–knitted downward from the shoulders for 8.5″ and then put on hold. The panel at the very top is the front, which will be worked to the same length, at which point the front and back–with additional stitches for the sides–will be put on one circular needle and then the body will be worked downward. The hole in the middle, of course, will be the the neck. And the stitches on holders on the sides? That will be the top of the shoulders, once I get that far.

So far, all of this has been done using the same skein of yarn (Black Water Abbey yarn in “Autumn). I was worried about not having enough yarn . . . I basically always worry about having enough yarn . . . but I don’t think that will be a problem. It’s lovely stuff. A little “scratchier” than I usually use, but I’m told their yarn will soften when washed (and the swatch did, a bit), and it’s clearly going to wear well, which makes this a long-lasting sweater, which is clearly a good thing. I just hope it fits when it’s done!

I haven’t worked on my socks since I ripped them back yesterday. Hey, they’ve been naughty, they have to sit in the corner for a day or so . . . I mean, I know that I was at least partially at fault, but really, my Peacock stole hasn’t been worked on since Saturday either, and it’s done nothing wrong.

It’s those cables, I’m telling you. They’re addictive.

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