Time to start starting

Ok, so I think it's high time I start getting some things done around here. Ever since I picked up my knitting needles again last year, I've been thinking of making a sweater. I've been putting that thought off forever now, and I think it's time to just dive in and do it. A few months ago I bought the Ribby Cardi pattern from Chicknits, which I think will be a perfect starter sweater to get me back into things. It's got everything you could want in a pattern--simple, yet enough of a challenge to keep you going for the whole thing (I hope). The extra bonus is it looks to be highly wearable. A rarerity in knitting land, in my opinion.

 

Progress so far:

 

Trouble is, what with the lack of snow, I'm feeling a bit sluggish toward knitting, so hopefully forced progress reports will help. I've got most of the back worked up, fingers crossed on the rest.