Front, Done!

I finally have some knitting progress to post about.  The front half of John's sweater is done.   I had a bit of trouble with the short rowing on the shoulders.  It seems that doing short rows at the same time that you do narrow stripes makes for some awkward moments.  Let's just say I have a lot of ends to weave in.  But the front looks mostly the same as the back in the striping and pattern sequence.

Here is the front:

And a close-up:

Willie's opinion of my work:

As long as I'm doing the pet photos, here is Lucy:

And Riley, having fun in the lake!

I'm back at work this week, so am just happy to have a few moments to knit and write.  My work weeks are always somewhat insane.  My week starts on Tuesday, and runs for seven days, so I generally try to get every last bit of enjoyment out of my days off.  Here is a picture of me this past Monday, relaxing for the last time before starting in on another siege:

As you can tell, it was a very nice day in the Puget Sound area.