Jan 19/12: Yarn came in today. I have yet to make sure the order is correct, then I wind the yarn into balls, then I start knitting. I think I’ll go with a seamed sweater just to keep the intarsia from being mind-boggling. Gauge swatch checks out.

Jan 20/12: Half-done winding the hanks into balls. Update: Just have the yellows left to wind into balls.

Jan 21/12: All the yarn is wound into balls. I will c.o. tomorrow.

Jan 22/12: 5 rows into the rib for the bottom-hem.

Jan 25/12: completed the hem-area directional arrows Fair Isle last night, on to mindless knitting until I reach 8” from cast-on edge!

Jan 27/12: Motorin’! I’ve got about 3 more rows to work in stockinette before I start the intarsia. Update: Oops! I forgot to mention that I decided to go seamless. That should make for fun intarsia-related cuss-time.

Jan 28/12: Intarsia-time. Deep breath. Update: I’m going to have to figure out how to “fix” the issues I’ve been having with wrap and turn, but otherwise things are going swimmingly. I’m up to row 5 in the charts, my counts are spot-on and I seem to be remembering to carry the yarn when I need to.

Jan 29/12: 1/3 through the intarsia. On the last pass, I put each sprite’s yarn into its own baggie to make detangling easier. So far, so good.

Feb 1/12: 4 rows of intarsia to go! I’m going to have to patch a few of the early W&Ts, I just didn’t get the hang of them until about row 5 of the intarsia.

Feb 3/12: finished the intarsia last night. On to the sleeves!

Feb 5/12: completed 6th sleeve increase round for the first sleeve.

Feb 7/12: the first sleeve was finished today. I’ve also finished the Fair Isle on the second sleeve and have begun the plain stockinette. Hopefully, I’ll be able to work on the yoke this weekend.

Feb 8/12: I finished the second sleeve today, thanks to the helpful assistance of Matt and Caty with Kara-related duties. All my work (barring the underarm stitches) are now on one needle!

Feb 10/12: First decrease on the yoke completed!

Feb 13/12: In the midst of the final bit of Fair Isle, on the yoke. Update: the Fair Isle is all done! I’m in the home stretch! Update to the update: Knitting’s done! Knitting’s done! Knitting’s done! I still have to attach the underarms to the body and block.

Feb 14/12: Sleeves have been grafted in. I used the Kitchener stitch. I just have to block.

Feb 15/12: blocking is happening tonight!

Feb 18/12: the sweater was finally dry enough to fold last night. It looks great! I’m going to try to take a few pictures of it tomorrow.