Knit at Night tonight turned out to be a bit of a impromptu Knit Along session. We have Jerri, above, who has started to knit her sleeves.
Wendy, who reached the armhole and is ready to divide for front and back:

We’re going to help her with the shaping on Saturday.
De started the neck cable:

And Bridget had just about finished the back and will be tackling the hood cable soon.

I cast on for my sleeves and got totally turned around with which sleeve I was knitting! I am every so cleverly knitting them both on the same needle. Usually this works just fine. But, I was talking. And knitting. And talking. The end result was 4 extra rows on one sleeve and only 2 rows worked on the other. I think I have it worked out now and the cabling can begin.
On the Eris front, we’ve had some VERY impressive progress. Marcia is leading the effort with her gorgeous Eris:

For those who are unfamiliar with this pattern, the neck cable is worked first, and then stitches for the body are picked up all the way around the neck. The body is then knit in one piece from the neck down.
Once you are past the neck cable it is smooth sailing, but the neck is definitely a challenging piece of knitting art. Marcia’s is beautiful and I have see two others in progress that are also gorgeous. Hopefully I can snag pictures of those soon.
I am soooooooo impressed with the incredible progress people have been making. Just think how many of you had never knit a sweater before, much less one with 19 pages of instructions!! The power of a community of knitters - it is a beautiful, awe-inspiring thing. Together, we encourage, support, help, and cheer each other on.
Soon, we will have Rogue and Eris sweaters everywhere. And none of us should look at a pattern and think “I can’t do that.” Yarn, needles, and good friends. That’s all it takes. (Of course, a good pattern definitely helps!)