A Tale of 3 Swatches

Maybe I should have called this blog "What Wannietta Knit Yesterday!"

I'm not sure if this is a comedy or tragedy. The 1st swatch was on 3.25mm Addis - too small. Next I tried 3.5mm bamboo - still a bit small in width. Up to 3.75mm Addis. This one is a titch big on the width and big on the length giving the stitches a loosey-goosey appearance, even for lace.
I would appreciate a second, third or -enth opinion from other lace knitters. I think that I will knit another mother-freakin' swatch on 3.5mm Addis. I just thought that the bamboos would be nice to knit on and they seem to have thrown a wrench in my swatch curve.
I will certainly be intimately familiar with these 24 rows of Chart 2. I hope that I will have enough yarn after all of this swatching, but will rip into my swatches if necessary.

I finally got into the Naturally sweater. I've got a few ideas for a clever name but I'm going to bounce them off of Julie before settling on one.
This is going to be a basic v-neck man's sweater. I went with a 4 x 5 rib because in my experience most men don't like a fitted, tight ribs, especially at the waist/hip. I think this will make it more "young man" friendly.

And it is winter again! While we didn't get the 30+ cms of snow that was called for, Kyle and Kerwyn shoveled off about 15-20 cms between last night & this morning.
Our power was off for a couple of hours last night. Kyle was bored stiff and he shoveled the driveway rather than read. I played some board games with Amanda then laid in bed with her reading until the power came back on.
Hydro One is going to get a call from me regarding "Tracy". After 45 minutes on hold, I expect some information on what is going on. I also - as a paying (on time, I might add) customer, I expect this information relayed with courtesy and respect. While I'm sure that there were irate and rude people calling in, I was not one of them. Even after asking if the rest of the street was also out of power then asking if I had checked our main breaker - like we supply the power to the neighbourhood!! - I maintained my composure. And when she said that they weren't sure what had happened and were looking into it, I was kinda flip. "So what - are they just driving around in trucks looking for a downed line?" But considering that she is sitting in a lighted office building somewhere with heat still pumping in and things not getting warm and melty in her freezer, I think that I could expect better than her bitchy reply and then hanging up on me! Homey don't play dat!!

Edited to add:

GO STEELERS!!!