Be warned: I’m more chatty than usual in these notes.

March 22

The plan:

• 4” of ribbing instead of 3” (already did this with body hem).

• worked ribbing on size 7s,
  working body on size 6s to make
  doubley sure the ribbing doesn't pull
  in to make a firmer fabric.¹ This plan didn’t work out. I frogged back & am using 7s on the body.

• work in stockinette until the body measures ~11 or 12” (should be just below the bust) and then work the cabled pattern.

• do less decreases on the sleeves because other people’s notes say the sleeves are a bit tight. I also saw something about working a few rounds after picking up before starting the sleeve shaping, but I haven’t checked that out totally yet.

I already CO twice - once doing tubular, which was too bulky. I have hopes that I’ll remember it’s too bulky for worsted weight yarn, but will probably do this again. Next, I did a crocheted temp CO and after finishing 4” of ribbing & 3” of stockinette, I’ve gone back to pick up the edge and use Jeny’s suprisingly stretchy bind-off because I liked the results I got with it on another project (drayenob shawl).

April 4

Body is complete, narrowly avoided doing 3-needle-BO before I was supposed to (I was tired and skipped critical phrases in the pattern). It fits well - the waist worked out well & hits where I planned, it’s long enough, and with the button bands, the fronts should be wide enough. Picking up for the sleeves next and plan to use Barbara G. Walker’s short-row sleeve to imitate set-it sleeves. May finish before it gets too warm to wear.

Sidenote: just realized I read the cable chart wrong comparing my in-hand body to pictures of other projects - instead of k1 p1 cable p1 k1 seed stitch, I did k1 p1 cable seed stitch. I’m going to blame a recent concussion (2/23) for that and just keep it as is - no wonder I needed to make my own chart to keep everything straight. At least I made the left & right fronts mirror images of each other.

May 10

It’s done, washed & blocked & buttonless. I have buttons I’d like to use, but the manufacturer no longer makes them – I got them ~2 1/2 years ago at JoAnn’s, so it’s not like they’re that exotic. Got to solve the button problem - we’ve had a coolish spring and I could be wearing it.