06.03.2022

I forgot to mention: I casted on with Italian caston and plan to bind off the neck also with Italian.
As usual with the 2 preparation rows for the tubular

23.03.2022

Finally joined the sleeves to the body!
I left the underarm stitches on scrap yarn to knit them together at the end instead of sewing them together after casting off.

Not sure I like knitting bottom up , but the surprise effect at the end is also fun

26.03.2022

and I’m done with the body!!! Starting the ribbing of the neck.

Having added a 4th increase in the body at the beginning, I ended up with 240sts once I joined the sleeves to the body. From there to 80 (goal to beginning of the neck), I decreased 20 times (8sts each time), alternating decrease rows and normal rows.

This way I had a correct count. The pattern is wrong, without the 4th increase I added, I would have been with 76 or 84 sts left with the decreases.

For the neck, I decided to use 5mm needles (which would meet the L gauge, but I used 4,5 for bottom rib and cuffs to make it a bit tighter).

Before starting the neck I did 6 shortrows to shape the back. I proceeded as follows:
after finishing the decreases, I knitted 1 round, then did 6 shortrows (2 sts after the raglan on both sides, 2sts before the raglan and 4sts more again - so that each shortrows should stop 4sts before the other), then knit 1 round and finally I just started the ribbing of the neck.

31.03.2022

And I’m done!!!!!

Finished the neck with tubular castoff (as usual).
Closed the armpits by picking up 8 stitches and finishing with kitchener (as per https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4er3ap6xbh0&list=LL&a...)

Now it’s time to waive in ends and take pictures :-)