Vested Interest

The new project is a sweater vest for Mike, as I mentioned earlier. I change my mind daily about whether it's going to be a cardigan or a v-neck pullover. Since I'm still working on the back, I haven't reached the decision branch yet. Mike is no help; he says he likes both & I should do whatever I think will look best with the yarn. Anyway, the wide rib really pulls in a lot & will keep it from looking saggy and grampa-ish at the waist. The only thing I don't like about the rib pattern is this: when knitting flat, on the wrong side you've got to do a couple of twisted purls, which is a terribly awkward stitch. (When I used this rib on the Sixth Sense socks, they were of course knit in the round so I didn't encounter the twisted purl. Didn't realize what I'd gotten myself into until the second row after the ribbing. Hmmmph.)

A gratuitous kitty shot. Pyewacket was snoozing on the other end of the bed from where I was photographing the sweater.