yarn chicken

It's the waning days of the year, the time warp post Christmas where days run together and vacation vibes are at their greatest. I'm spending a lot of time knitting on my couch playing yarn chicken. 

This was the second sweater I cast on this fall and it has come back to my hands now that the mossy green Rift is done. The body is done up to the sleeves and it's time to get the sleeves made and attached so I can get back to the relaxing stockinette in the round on my circulars instead of fussing with the DPNs. I knew when I bought the yarn that I bought less than I used the last time (and much less than the pattern called for for the size I am making) but it's only 80 yards less and that sweater ended up a bit big on me because I used the wrong needles (4 mm - US 6 instead of US 4 oooops). I continue to hope both that diving head first into this sweater without swatching is going to turn out ok in terms of size and that I will have enough of the dark blue yarn to make it up to the neck using the correct needle size this time. Doing ok so far, and still really enjoying the stripes.