My mom got an email

My mom got an email today from my baby brother, still in Iraq with his Marine reserve unit. Sounds like morale is good, though of course he wants to come home soon. It was so good to have word from him. I guess I’ll break out his sweater and stitch some more love into the second sleeve. I’m putting off casting on for the XL body…the thought of all those stitches over and over and over again….oy vey! It’ll be so worth it when he’s home safe and sound and wearing his sweater, though.

I’d post pictures of the sleeves, but they wouldn’t be much to look at online. My brother, like my mom and I, likes to wear very simple things. We also wear a lot of black. Great to wear–not so great to take pictures of. The sweater I’m making for him is just a nice, simple rollneck, with rolled cuff and hem–100% stockinette ’cause that’s what the kid likes. He asked for black and grey, so I made the right sleeve all black, and knit the left sleeve all black except for a 2-inch band of a really nice grey. It’s Peace Fleece Zarya fog–mostly grey but with beautiful flecks of blue and purple. It’s got wonderful depth, not just flat color. And the black is a rich, true black. The sweater body will be black with one 2-inch band of that same grey.

Hope he likes it. Hope he gets home long before it’s finished.