Used size 8 for sweater and size 7 for mitts and hat.

Mods: Incorporated a collar Loosely following Rindy’s pattern… cast on 44 sts and garter stitch for 18 rows … decreased to 27 sts by k5, k2tog 17 x, k5. Increased by same percentage as following pattern. Then followed Kimes (not including the garter stitch in Kimes). Increase until 26 stitches for sleeves.

Hat: cast on 48 to adjust for worsted.

Mitts: cast on 18 and 9 rows ss to adjust for worsted.