Flower sweater update

I am on my second sleeve now.  I finally finished the body of the sweater, and the first sleeve.  It took me a while to get it right.  I tend to design as I knit, which sometimes leads to ripping out.  Here is a peak at the first finished sleeve.  I hope to have the second finished soon, and will post the finished sweater in all its colorful glory!

Latest project

My latest project is a design that I drew a couple of years ago, bought the yarn for, and then never started. I finally decided to get started.  It is a sweater for my daughter, who is now 8.  It will be a bit fitted at the top.  I have started from the bottom of the fitted top, and will knit up to the shoulders.  Then, I will pick up stitches for the gathered skirt at the bottom of the sweater.  Here is a sketch that I did for it.

I am using a Debbie Bliss cotton yarn in a bunch of different colors.  Right now I am knitting with red and using a bright orange to knit a leaf pattern into the bodice. 

We'll see how the sweater progresses since I have a bunch of colors and may not have enough red to do the main body and the sleeves.  I will post my progress.