On The Needles: Featherweight in Zephyr

This is a bad news/good news kind of post. Remember this sweater? Two weeks ago it looked like this:

Nearly done!

Well, guess what it looked like a few days after that. Give up? It looked like this:

Yikes!

Fellow knitters, did you just break into a cold sweat when you saw that? It's okay, really. Here's what Stacy has to say:

"Everything was done on Cloudette except for one sleeve. At that point I tried it on and I hated it. The proportions were off, so the belt was waaaay below my waist. So instead of looking cute and tailored, it just looked sloppy. I knew I would never wear that sweater, even if I finished it."

But you know, one of the great things about knitting is that it's one of the few areas in life where you can get do-overs. Mistakes can be undone, and even whole garments like this unfortunate one be ripped out and the yarn re-used. So now it looks like this:

A fresh start!

It will grow up to be a Featherweight cardigan, which is a perfect option for this Zephyr laceweight wool/silk yarn.

Stacy says, "I've made two Featherweights before, and I wear them all the time. I keep thinking I need more of them in other colors, so...green Featherweight coming up! This is something I know will look good and get worn all the time."

On The Needles: Cloudette Cardigan in Zephyr

Ever have one of those projects that just will. not. end? This is one of those.

Meet Cloudette. Designed by Claudia Geiger, she appeared in the Summer 2012 issue of Jane Austen Knits. Stacy's knitting this in JaggerSpun Zephyr (laceweight wool/silk) in Bottle Green.

Stacy says, "I cast on for this sweater pretty much as soon as I saw it. And that was almost a year ago. It's not the sweater's fault--I just keep getting distracted by other projects! Also, I decided to make the sleeves longer than the original, and now I'm kind of regretting that decision. OH WELL."

Do you have a project that's been in progress forever? What's causing it to take so long?