Marina, I never thought I would say this: the body of my Oregon Cardigan is done!! I have been slaving on Oregon all weekend so I could get to this point. I kept thinking, “Gee, I’m so close. If I just knit a little bit longer….”  The minutes became hours, and the hours days. But, I am at the shoulder grafting stage and almost ready for Sleeve Island. I’m okay with that — it indicates progress! Woo Hoo. I wish this picture showed the true colors.
Now, I don’t have a sour grapes attitude, but really! How fair is it that Marina does three blue stripes to the armhole, while I had to do four. And how fair is it that Marina did six blue stripes to the shoulder and I had to knit past seven? I’m not complaining, just saying. It should be noted that one “stripe” represents a mere 24 rounds!
Marina’s Oregon before Sleeves
Marina is a fabulous knitter and I hope a good sport — just jealous, M!!! 
I did watch a number of movies in front of a roaring fire, but did not get out much. It was extremely cold today and I’m not that used to it. Our winter has been pretty mild, so I am wimpy about the cold.
I may take a break from knitting tonight after grafting the shoulders. Whew!
PS — the grafting is done and looks “okay.”
Grafting “head to head” will always be a half stitch off — there’s no getting around it. I like how the partial trees form a spider’s web!
PSS — picked up the sleeve. I am officially ensconced on Sleeve Island! Thanks for the words of encouragement, Surly! 
I really like that autumn colorway, especially the large leaves at the bottom. It looks great.
Comment by surly — January 28, 2007 @ 11:25 pm
Wow! Gorgeous.
Comment by kmkat — January 29, 2007 @ 2:28 am
The colours you chose for this sweater are lovely (as are Marina’s). Do you have a rough idea about how long it took to get this far in the knitting?
Comment by Gale — January 29, 2007 @ 8:56 am
Your sweater is gorgeous! I have never done anything that complicated – maybe I will put that on my “to-do” list – maybe in a doll size…
Comment by Connie — January 29, 2007 @ 9:32 am
Yay! Done and already firmly on Sleeve Island! Go, Susan! Oh, and it’s is COMPLETELY unfair of Marina.
Comment by Carrie K — January 29, 2007 @ 3:41 pm
There has to be some benefit to being
shortpetiteIt’s gorgeous! That colourway is stunning! No wonder, Herself seems to wear it to all her classes
Comment by Marina — January 29, 2007 @ 4:23 pm
From Susan — Thanks, Carrie, for seeing it my way! And I always knew that being tall has its disadvantages. Add that to my tight knitting and I do a LOT of extra knitting
Comment by lv2knit — January 29, 2007 @ 5:33 pm
wow so impressive
Comment by katomliz — January 29, 2007 @ 7:23 pm
It looks great! Someday, maybe I’ll take on a challenge like that. And steek!
Comment by Kim — January 31, 2007 @ 2:36 pm