Wednesday Knitting Update: my very first sweater

I got really sick of making hats and scarves and other tiny things, and I decided it was time to just bite the bullet and get over my fear of tackling something larger. So I went to Webs, asked for help picking out an easy first sweater pattern, and then spent about 40 minutes sitting on the floor holding onto this purple alpaca-wool blend and wondering if I would like a sweater that color, both throughout the process of making it and after it was done. This decision was complicated by the presence of a perfectly lovely grey yarn that was a more obvious choice for me. After asking several kindly ladies for their thoughts, I went with the purple and felt very very brave about it, and thus far I think it’s lovely. We’ll see how it looks when it’s all knitted up. I haven’t gotten very far with the knitting yet, but it seems pretty straightforward. Time will tell!