First time for everything

Today, I began my first bona fide lace pattern (something that involves more than a few eyelettes here and there), and my first sweater. It will be a long time until I'm finished.

These are the first two repetitions of 26. And that's just the waistband! Thank goodness the thing has no sleeves.

And yes, mother, I'm headed to my stash right now to grab some scrap yarn for a lifeline. :)

The blue is a bit brighter in reality; the energy-saving bulbs on my lamp drained it.