Blue-eyed Sweater..

I bought this great yarn (Araucania Ranco Multi) over the summer because it was the color of my daughter's eyes and I wanted to make her something warm and snuggy, made with mother's love. I also bought a pattern, which I quickly abandoned about 8" into the ribbing. So here I was with 1500 yards of sport weight yarn, and no real idea what to do with it. What's a knitter to do?? Surf, of course! It took weeks, but I finally found a pattern that I thought a 13yo wouldn't cringe at (yes, my beautiful model is only 13!) and that I could make with the yarn doubled up. I finally found the perfect pattern - the Grace Wrap Sweater - here: http://www.dailyknitter.com/grace.html. I still have some work to do on the neckline so it doesn't curl - do I crochet something, or pick up stitches around the lapels and neckline and do a few rows of garter stich like the hem and cuffs?? Decisions, decisions. Plus I also need to reset the left sleeve and maybe extend the length of the ties so it will tie at the side instead of in the back. I'm not real wild about how it looks with it tied in the back. But all in all, I think it turned out pretty darn good for my first attempt at a sweater. And I was right - the color matches her eyes exactly!!