Knitting something for myself? What a novel concept. Knitting something for myself that fits exactly how I’d like it? Novelty, squared.

I adore this pattern something fierce. Somewhat tedious stockinette (as stockinette so often is), but - otherwise - a fun, speedy little knit. No mods to the pattern - not one! - though I did leave off the optional waist shaping for reasons unknown. While very pleased with the fit, I’d probably include some shaping if I knit this again.

My gauge was slightly larger with the Cotton-Ease: 5 sts per inch versus the 4.5 sts called for in the pattern. (Again, I didn’t make any adjustments to the pattern to accommodate the difference.) The yarn and pattern worked very well together…minimal negative ease to account for, warm and snuggly end result. Yay.