Starting the Sweater

After finishing the second beanie, I immediately began working on eldest nephew's sweater. 

A refresher for those of you who weren't around a month ago: when I visited brother and family in Ohio, I asked them if they wanted me to knit/crochet them anything for Christmas. I got a list. I searched patterns. I immediately began working on a beanie that I already had yarn for. And I ordered yarn online for the sweater. 

It took a little over a week to get the yarn I ordered. (I got notification that they had tried to deliver the yarn and I wasn't home. Although, ahem, that came on a day when I was home all day.) When the yarn finally arrived, I set it aside as I was working on a second beanie. 

I started the sweater on July 30th. 

Decent progress thus far. This is the back. I'm about halfway through. (Eldest nephew is tall, so I'm making this a bit longer than is called for.) The pattern is called When Harry Met Lucy, via Knitty. It's a fairly straightforward cabled pullover. Nothing I can't handle. 

It's a bulky yarn, so it works up quicker. It's getting to the point where it'll be on my lap, so it may get set aside due to heat. We'll see. I'd very much like to get the back completely finished by the end of the month. 

I'd very much like to finish it in time for Christmas, but we'll see. I still have this week before school officially begins. Our district is starting later this year, for some odd reason. I don't seem to knit as much when I'm working, but unlike the dragon pattern, this one doesn't require special attention. At least, it doesn't until I make a stupid mistake. (I haven't done so yet, but it happens.) 

Now I have time to plot out what I'll work on next. Or concurrently. I might need breaks from this sweater, so it'll be a good idea to have a couple other things on the needles.