01/30/2013
My blocked swatch met gauge on 3.5 mm needles!

My only changes were

• I cast on more stitches to lower the neckline just a wee bit. (I made notes, but have since lost them, boo hoo)
• I worked the CCD as slip 2 together, knit one, pass 2 slip stitches over knit stitch
• When it came time to work the sleeves, I picked up and knit 20 stitches from the arm-scythe. Then worked decreases smoothly to blend the leaf lace motif under the arm.

05/14/2013
This one languished on the needles for a fair bit. I think it was because summer arrived and all I wanted to do was sew! I finished this Tuesday morning, I was literally weaving in the ends before work. It still has to be blocked, but I’m going to get some fancy sweater drying racks before I do so.