Well I did indeed bring the noro cash iroha sweater to an abrupt halt.
It just wasn't doing it for me.  I ripped out the sleeve (again),
put the body on some spare yarn so I could try it on, and decided
it was a bit too big and the shaping a little off.  I put it in time out.
It will probably sit in my basket until inspiration strikes :)

So what have I been knitting for the last week?
Well I finished up Jaywalker #1 at the Sip and Knit at the Poulsbohemian. 

Then rather than cast on sock #2 like a sensible person, I cast on for the samus sweater from knitty. I bought the yarn for this sweater during Linda's sale back in December. I'm mixing Noro Kuryeon and some heathery Lamb's Pride Worsted. I must say I've been having a blast making this sweater. It's nice working from a pattern and not having to do the math :) It's also been a while since I knit something so heavy/substantial. I keep burying my face in the wool like I'm snorgling a lamb, lol. TMI I know.

Progress has been really fast. I did have quite a bit of time over the weekend to knit though. I just finished up the main body this afternoon and cast on for the first sleeve. I'm going to do both of the cuffs and then work both sleeves together.

Here's a sloppy picture of the sweater so far. I can't quite capture the subtleness of the colors. There isn't such a stark difference between the various shades irl.

Here's a close up of the cable

Oh, before I forget. I also got a picture of Evan in his cardigan. He's such a little man. I posted this to Knitting on LJ and everyone remarked about what a serious face he has on.