CO: 4/21/2011 using Knit Picks Harmony needles in size 5 (3.5mm) needles instead of the recommended size 6. I don’t usually knit gauge swatches, but this time I did.

5/6/2011: Today I finally reached the total increases needed, put the sleeve stitches on a stitch holder, and knit a few inches of the sweater body. This is S.L.O.W. going!!!

7/3/2011: Finally finished! And it only took me 2 and 1/2 months! I still have to block the sweater, but I think I’m going to like it. I do hope the sweater “grows” in length some; I think I’d like it to be longer than it is right now.

9/4/2011: 2 months later and I finally blocked the sweater. It has just been too hot in Oklahoma to even think about sweaters, let alone wear one. But now that cooler weather is on the way, I’m glad the sweater is blocked and ready to wear!