Starting swatching with US6. Can’t use gauge for previous sweater this yarn was intended for because that was in the round, but I can use it as a starting point. It will be an interesting experiment to see how much I row out. I’m not digging the stainless steel needles with this yarn, though, so I’ll also swatch with some wooden ones… which is another interesting comparison I haven’t done yet!

Using the wooden KP needles because they were nicer to knit with.

Debating on sizing. The 34 ends up with no ease, which is what the pattern calls for, but that will be too tight at the hips and I was wanting a bit of positive ease. But the 38 ends up much bigger at the bust than I’d like, even though the hip circumference is great. Oh, how I miss CustomFit!

Since the center panel is the same for all sizes, I’m just going to cast on for the 38 through the waist and then make sure to only increase to have a number of stitches about halfway between the 34 and 38 instructions for the bust area.

Moving waist shaping to be at edges of cable panel on front and back panels.

Musings for as I knit:

• how to make armscye work with size mix-mash?
• lengthen sleeves?
• change collar?
• start with size 34 for the sleeves?
• probably do tubular cast on for sleeves

Tillybuddy’s Very Stretchy Cast On (front and back panels)

Do you believe what you feel?
It doesn’t seem to be anybody else who agrees with me

Do you believe in what you see?
Motionless wheel, nothing is real
Wasting my time in the waiting line
Do you believe in what you see?

Zero 7, “In The Waiting Line”