Dec 26: Received yarn.
Knitting with 3-inch positive ease.

March 18: I love the Buachaille wool and this pattern! I swatched the cable pattern which enabled me to get the feel of the cables. I’m not using a cable needle but am using a slipping-pinching-twisting-method to achieve the cables. This method is working well. The right and left purl twist methods without a cable needle is well explained in the following link: https://illitilli.com/techniques/twists-lt-lpt-rt-rpt/

March 24: Started 3rd ball at 9.5 inches into body.

There is a rhythmic flow when I knit the cables and I can see why they symbolize the flow of water from Stronachlachar.

April 1: Started 5th ball of yarn at front and back divide having knitted 15 inches for body.

April 6: Finished shaping front and neck with just a little yarn left of 5th ball. Fit is just right with gauge.

April 12: Start shaping back.

April 25: Neck ribbing bind off was a little tight so I re-did thebind-off.

I used all 6 skeins with only 42 inches left of the yarn. I’m glad I only knitted 15 inches in the body length to underarm.

Soaked and blocked.