This has been a long project so far. It went smoothly and quickly in the beginning. The cables look good and knitting in the round makes the progress fast. But I have the darnest time trying to make it in the right ratio and fit. First I got too confident and cut the steek before I realized that it is way too long in the body and the sleeves. So I had to tear it out and reknit the body and the sleeves.
Since it was already cut, I had to knit back and forth on the body. It’s a great way to practice knitting backwards with my left hand but the tension isn’t as stable and the cables don’t look as uniform as before.
I spent the whole day knitting the saddle shoulder, the collar band and it was finished late night. A trial wear revealed that the shoulder turn were too square and the back of the neck too low. So I tore everything back out to before the saddle shoulder decrease again.
The yarn is beautiful and expensive. At least I know that I will have enough yarn for the project. And hopefully it will turn out wearable for Leo. But I am having the darnest time making a sweater fit the body still. That’s frustrating.