Swatching

US 6:
19 sts stranded colourwork
= 9 cm off needle
= maybe 10 cm wet blocked (guessing)
= 19 sts for 10 cm gauge

14 sts x 20 rows st st
= 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm off needle
= 8.5 cm x 7 cm wet blocked
= 16.5 sts for 10 cm gauge

US 5:
12 sts x 18 rows st st
= 6 x 6.5 cm off needle
= 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm wet blocked
= 18.5 sts for 10 cm gauge

Yoke

Prov CO 280 using US 6 needles
Stranded colourwork in US 6 needles

Body

Switch to US 5 for st st body
Skipped waist decreases. Instead gradually increased to hip (A-line).

Sleeves

Prov CO to knit sleeves separately in US5 needles. Left extra-long tail for sewing later.

Running out of CC1 (navy), so used CC2 (hand-dyed) instead.

US2 needles for cuff ribbing.
Sewn tubular BO.

Kitchener stitch to sew sleeves to yoke.

Finished

Dimensions:
Chest 40.5”
Hip 42”

Yarn remaining:
MC 12g
CC1 6g
CC2 23g

Grand Total: 82h

Comments

Neck opening too wide/big.

Should have skipped the 2nd set of short rows for the back (a bit of a hump that diminished after blocking).

Will redo the body ribbing and neck I-cord in US2.