WIP Wednesday - February Lady Sweater... and more

The air is crisp and cool.  September is begging for me to complete a few knitting projects.  I am a jeans and sweater girl, and yet I have never made myself a sweater.  I started the February Lady Sweater in April of this year.  It knit up very quickly, but I got bored.  I am an all-year-round knitter, but I do admit that I took a little break when the temperatures reached the high 90s in New England this summer.  I knit three cotton dish cloths instead.

Now it is almost Fall, my most favorite season!  I took my sweater out of the bag and tried it on again, and I am not happy.  I sized myself and cast on a size above, and it turned out two sizes too big.  Here is the sweater taking a big old dip in the frog pond.

I like the pattern, but I have not decided if I will try something else.  If anyone has any suggestions, advice, encouragement, I would love to hear it!!

For the kids I chose the Knitting Pure and Simple Hooded Tunic pattern.  It is simple and I am comfortable with making a hood.  Cameron's sweater is currently hoodless and armless.  I am in the process of picking up the hood stitches.

If I set my mind to it, I could have it complete by the weekend.  Olivia's sweater is not even on the needles yet, but she chose a pretty plum color and I am looking forward to starting it!  I'm hoping to have all the sweaters done before the Sandwich Fair.  It is quite a lofty goal, but I won't be staying up until midnight and stressing about it, for sure!