Swatching

Standard gauge swatch, knitted in fairisle, at T10++.
After machine washing and drying, and blocking:
40s=13.8cm
60r=18cm

Max length (if knitted sideways), 200sts = 27.6in
Red tunic shirt is 25.5in neck to hem. I was hoping for a few more inches than the shirt, so this is good. It’s 50” around at the hem, 44” at the bust. Magenta parka is 30” from neck to hem.

427rows = 50in

Note to self: avoid combining Mulberry and Cream: it looks like bacon!

Body completed. I’m pretty happy with how it worked out. Time lapse video of the whole thing, cast on to cast off. https://youtu.be/1q2peuIoJiw

Sleeves completed. Knitted cuff to shoulder. I used several rows of latchtool chain, in front of the stitches to create a firm edging with a woven appearance. To give it a bit of additional interest, I chained over alternating sets of 2 needles from one row to the next.

I struggled for a very long time to come up with the plan for decreases to make a nice, even trapezoidal shape. Finally, I found the magic formula online. here. It worked, perfectly!!

I have now managed to make friends with my DL1000 linker, at least enough to link up the sleeve seams. We still have some differences to iron out, but I’m hopeful.