My gauge was smaller than the pattern’s so the bust is 42” instead of 43”.

I used one color instead of two because I wanted something neutral.

I used the German Twisted Cast On. I used the decrease bind off from Semplice Fingerless Mitts for the neck rib and Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off for the sleeves.

I used SSK instead of SKP for the left-leaning decreases.

I used a three needle bind off for the shoulders.

I used 62 sts for the neck and 29 sts for each shoulder instead of 60 sts for the neck and 30 sts for each shoulder for a neck width of 11” and a shoulder width of 5”. I bound off 2 extra sts at the base of the back and front neck.

I worked the sleeves top-down, picking up the sts around the armhole.

The pattern says to pick up 66 sts for the sleeves for a 12” upper arm circumference. Since my gauge was smaller than the pattern’s I picked up 72 sts for the sleeves for a 12.5” upper arm circumference since the stitch pattern is a multiple of 6 and 66 sts would be 11.5” circumference.

I knit the armhole 6.25” long instead of 6” long to accommodate the larger upper arm circumference so the sweater is 12.75” long instead of 12.5” long. I knit the imitation embroidery stitch for 3.25” instead of 3”.

I started the front neck shaping when the armhole measured 4” so the neck is 2.25” deep instead of 2” deep.

I picked up 130 sts for the neck rib instead of 122 sts: 12 sts along each front neck, 43 sts for front neck, 63 sts for back neck. I worked 8 rounds of rib instead of 6 rounds.

My cast on edge was curly so I worked a single crochet border around the bottom of the sweater.

If I were to make this again I would knit the body 1”-2” longer, make the sleeves narrower (11.5” upper arm circumference would have been fine), and reduce the width of the neckline.

Body:
-cast on, knit 1 rnd, 26 rnds chevron layette stitch (3.5” long)
-22 rnds stockinette (3” long)
-2 rows stockinette (divide for front and back)
-24 rows imitation embroidery stitch (3.25” long)
-23 rows stockinette (3” long)

Sleeves:
-23 rnds stockinette (3” long)
-24 rnds miniature leaf pattern (3” long)
-26 rnds rib (3.5” long)

-Body: 164g/448 yds
-Sleeves: 78g/213 yds
-Neck Rib: 11g/30 yds
-Crochet Border: 5g/14 yds

Measurements:

• Bust: 42”
• Length: 12.75”
• Body Length: 6.5”
• Armhole Length: 6.25”
• Sleeve Length: 9.5”
• Upper Arm: 12.5”
• Lower Arm: 8”
• Back Neck Width: 11”
• Shoulder Width: 5”
• Front Neck Depth: 2.25”

Total Cost: $13.98