I had very slow start in July 2014 and got a bit bored after a while (just started body increases at that moment).

I came back to Reine in January 2015 and surprisingly work went much faster. It took me just 2 days of intense knitting to finish body and then around 3 days to knit sleeves. I had time to knit only during weekends else I’d finish even earlier.

The final result is great. I had my doubts about top-down sleeves but they didn’t disappoint. Same about length. I was worried about it being too short for me but it turned out just right.

I’m fan of Felted tweed now! It’s a bit hairy but has great stitch definition and holds shape just fine. It’s also warm and - surprisingly - not itchy at all (though I wear it over shirt only).

Although I got required gauge with 4 mm needles my actual knitting turned to be quite loose. So I went with 3,25 mm needles and got perfect size.

Body = 5 balls (I had only few grams left which I used for sewing collar and shoulders).
One sleeve takes slightly over one ball.