Got gauge using the suggested 10-1/2 and 10 needles, so I followed the pattern suggestion for all the other needles, too. Note that I purchased a 10th skein to swatch. I had 8g left from that 9th skein, so the extra skein was helpful (I didn’t have to unravel my swatch). I did soak and tumble dry my swatch, but for the finished sweater, I soaked, then used my washing machine to rinse & spin (on low), and then dried in the dryer on medium low (it took about an hour and a half).

Worked everything exactly as the pattern said - I LOVE Elizabeth Doherty’s clear directions! and I LOVE the finished sweater!!

It was actually not a month-plus knit … I swatched on Feb 20 and cast on the actual sweater March 13.