WOOSH. Knit the body up to the first increase row and the first sleeve, plus the ribbing of the other, in one day. Almost got done the next day, had it not been for ripping back the yoke and redoing it with fewer stitches.

Still, a three-day sweater ain’t half bad at all.

BODY
CO 200 sts.
K1p1 10 rnds
Begin princess seams (22 cm/38 sts distance) at 11 cm total length (31, 38, 62, 38, 31) (24 rnds)
Dec 4 every 6th row for 11 cm (6x). K 5 rnds. (22 cm)

Start inc every 6th row back to 200, plus total 8 sts bust dart sts
Bust dart dec every 4th row at 33 cm
Total body length 44 cm

SLEEVES
CO 56
k1p1 10 rnds
begin inc at 2nd rnd after ribbing
sleeves to 70 (17 on holder)
length 24 cm (10+50+13 patt)

YOKE
16 on holder, k2tog/ssk in corners between body and sleeve (272)
dec 8 sts evenly next row (264 sts)
dec 44 sts evenly next row (k4, k2tog) (220 sts)
1st dec: 144
2nd dec: 96
BO, pick up same number of sts for ribbing