Tasty, tasty fair isle

I just got back to my dorm after a crazy contra dancing weekend - since we have Monday and Tuesday off for "Midsemester break," which is not actually in the middle of the semester, a friend and I decided to spend our time contra dancing in relatively random places, which led us to Philadelphia on Thursday night, Providence, Rhode Island on Friday, and back to our home dance, Greenfield, tonight. There was a whole lot of driving involved in the crazy trek, though, so while I was not the person driving, I got to knit like a fiend. It was delightful.

Sometime in New Jersey (where we spent Thursday night) I found to my surprise that I had finished the second sleeve, so Friday found me starting the yoke, which is extremely pleasing. I'm using Elizabeth Zimmerman's percentage system, and there's something nervewracking about decreasing 60 stitches over the course of just one round, even if I know it will all (hopefully) work out in the end.

The sweater is completely addicting. Now that I don't have to be knitting miles of stockinette anymore, the fair isle flies by because it's so entertaining. Except that now I've reached the point where the end is almost within reach and I'm wondering if I should take breaks and knit on something else because I know I'll be so sad when it's finished.

Here it is:


and here's a little yoke detail:


But anyway, now it is late (or is it early in the morning at this point?), so that is all.