Part One Here
Part Two Here

So when I last talked about this sweater, I had just conquered the short row shaping for the bust. Admittedly, I was feeling rather cocky about it too. Shortly thereafter, I switched from alternating the colors from every two rows to every two stitches. Thus the somewhat stripey stuff at the waist is supposed to look flattering on the waistline. I'm not sure whether that effect has truly been created or not. I'm starting to wonder if I should have started the stitch pattern a little higher. I can't tell yet if it makes me look stumpy.




Also, I need to make a decision about the sleeves. I have enough yarn so that they could be fairly long...I'm just undecided about how long to make them.



If I had some sort of groovy photo editing skills, I could try to manipulate the pics to see what the sweater would look like in different sleeve variations. We got a new iMac over the weekend and I don't think it came with any photo editing software anyway. iPhoto is not making me happy right now, but that's another story.

So I thought perhaps I'll just keep the sleeves as cute little cap sleeves. While knitting this, many people have told me that would be cute. I was almost convinced until...



...I saw this view. Now I'm thinking I should cover up all that flesh lest I scare small children. And I hate feeling that way. Because I like to think I have a fairly healthy self-esteem and all that. I try not to talk bad about my body and I can't stand it when others talk bad about themselves. A little self-deprecation for humorous effect now and then is one thing, but constantly tearing one self down is another. And I know far too many women who do the latter.

That being said, I may have fallen out of love with this sweater. Don't get me wrong, I still love the yarn and the fabric it's creating. I'm just not convinced it's a wise aesthetic choice for myself. But perhaps this is just a phase I'm going through. A way for me to procrastinate enough to keep me from actually completing the darn thing.

I guess if I decide on short sleeves, I'll be able to finish it sooner. And if I wear it a few times and decide I want them longer...well I still have more yarn. I could always add it on later. Then perhaps I'll stop being so damn wishy-washy and just finish the thing already.