Gauge on 2 circular 3mm needles - 30 stitches, 42 rows per 4”.

Knit for a 49” chest measurement. Cast on 360 stitches. Knit twisted rib for 2.75” with smaller needles. Cast off 48 stitches for underarms (24 each side). 312 remaining.

Bottom of sleeve - Cast on for 82 stitches using smaller needles & knit twisted rib for 2.5”. Increase up to 132 stitches every 6 rows, then knit plain 30 rounds, then bind off 12 stitches at end of 30th round & 12 at beginning of next. Cast off 24 stitches for underarms. 108 remain.

March 3rd - Join sleeves to body - 528 stitches. Knit 26 rounds plain. Increase one middle of each arm section on last round for 530 stitches.

Switch to stranded - 37 stitches by 38 rows over 4 inches on 3mm needles - eliminates need for first decrease.

Due to my stranded gauge being smaller, I omitted the first decrease round called for in Budd’s directions.

Using Mary Jane Mucklestone’s ‘200 Fair Isle Designs’.

Started with design #56

Decreased by 10 stitches evenly.

Then did design # 151 and then design #46

Decrease round - k3, k2tog, k3, ssk down to 416 stitches.

Design #s 38, 177

Decrease k2tog, k2, ssk, k2 - 312 stitches.

Design #s 39, 33

Decrease k2tog, k1, ssk, k1 - 208 stitches

Design #s 173, 13

Decrease k2tog, k1, ssk, k1 - 138 stitches (with a slight adjustment)

Short rows between back shoulders to raise the back of the neck a little.

1x1 twisted ribbing and then sewn bind off as detailed here:
http://www.monicaknits.com/node/1678

March 25th - ends woven in, ready to block.

March 27th - all done! Will get some better photos done in daylight, but I’m too chuffed not to snap some quickies tonight to show it off.