After finishing my last project using Rauma 3-ply I decided to continue getting more used to this weight of yarn. I usually prefer lighter yarns, but sometimes it’s fun to mix things up a little. It’s harder on my hands and shoulders, no doubt, but it makes garments that will stand the test of time!

The only change I have made from the original is to split the body to work flat from under the arms and up. Originally it’s knit in the round all the way up and steeked at the arm holes, front and neck. I don’t mind steeking the front opening and the neckline, but I like to avoid all that extra fabric and bulk around the armholes, it makes it so much more pleasant to wear. I knit the sleeves first so that I could measure the width at the top of them and figure out where I needed to start the armholes, and that’s all there was to it.