There's pansies: that's for thoughts

I'm about halfway through with my mother's vintage sweater recreation, having completed one front and one and a half arms. The knitting has been going quickly, because the cables are easy to memorize and there are only a few of them, placed judiciously for best effect:


The arm also only has a small decorative cable:


Dramatic lighting, eh? This will be the first time I've designed my own armscye, and I am worried about the way it will fit. We'll have to wait and see...