Sweater trouble

I just can't seem to get this sweater to work out! First I tried it with an additional bright pink yarn. That just overwhelmed the whole look, so I took it apart and did it with just these 3 yarns - the gray, white, and a multi-colored, self-striping yarn. Doesn't look quite right to me. Are the stripes too wide? Does the gray look out of place against the bright colors? What to do? I' m about to take it apart and just set it aside for another day's inspiration.

Other than this sweater issue, life is cruising along quite nicely. I'm having a very busy summer, though. August is here now, and I' m going to try to not over schedule as I did in July. So far it's not working very well. I have something every day this week except Friday. I know that's not exactly a tragedy as almost everything I have scheduled is fun or for my benefit. I'd just like more days with nothing. There's a lot I'd like to do at home. That, of course, is up to me. I'll work on achieving more "empty" days next week. :-)

The yard is coming along...slowly. More pictures of that on the way soon. Cooler weather is soon on it's way, too, which makes me very happy! Yeah autumn!