• long-tail tubular cast on using 3.5mm needles; change to 4 after working first two rows, then 4.5
• work inner edge of both fronts in garter st for just 1 st. after dividing for bands, work inner edge of front and outer edge of bands in st st without a slip st.

7 mar - worked one cuff!
15 mar - started again on smaller needles
17 mar - start sleeve shaping on 14th row after last incr.
19 mar - slv 1 complete.
26 mar - slv 2 complete.
28 mar - worked right front to end of armhole shaping. have to work back first to get correct length.
31 mar - armhole is 41 rows deep
16 apr - did a fitting, sleeves look like they will be a bit too long so will rip back sleeve caps and a few rows. will wait until body is complete though to get most accurate idea of how long they need to be.
8 may - update: think that the sleeves will be ok. shoulder seams done in mattress st. seamed shoulder patches separately using running st. have knit 4 buttonholes on the buttonhole band.
22 may - buttonhole band done.

5 jun - seamed one shoulder and sleeve. dc (eng) around edge of elbow patches. sewed up one shoulder flap and crocheted around edge.
11 jun - all seamed up.