knit what? purl who?

My chemistry professor is from Poland, and apparently, izi is Polish for easy. At least I hope so, he puts it at the end of half his slides. Anyway, there was a lot more izi in this sweater than on my last chemistry exam.

Pattern: I used EZ's percentage system and raglan shoulder decrease from Knitting without Tears. I used Eunny's crocheted steek tutorial, and I was inspired to start the thing after I saw Brooklyn Tweed's Saddle Shoulder Aran
Yarn: Cascade 220 Quatro 5019 stolen from the Kenobi Jacket (sorry, pal)
Needles: US 8 circulars from my Knitpicks Options set

A lot of firsts in this project: First sweater without a real pattern (second sweater ever), first attempt at steeking, and should I give away my ignorance/laziness and confess this is the first project I've blocked? Heh, heh. I forced myself to do it this time:

Note the dog head in the bottom corner.

This project was really fun and fast. In fact, I'm planning another long sleeve in brown, probably with Cascade 220 again, which fits into my budget, especially if I have no pattern and I'm going to cut the thing. Cardigans are great to throw on and I'll wear it through the summer beacuse it get's cold in the evenings in Washington state, even in the summer time.

Overall, I'm really happy with how this turned out. Next time, I'll be sure to use a smaller crochet hook, the steek was a little lumpy before blocking. I couldn't find a smaller one, and I was too impatient to actually go get a new one. I still haven't put in any button holes (I showed this to someone and they asked me if I knew how to make buttonholes "Please, woman! You obviously haven't done your reading.") I want to try EZ's afterthought buttonhole.

Finished sweater: Hooray!