Gauge on #6. Awesome! Would like to have this done by Jan. 1st. Top down. No seams, should be manageable if I stay focused.

6: 5 SPI on Addi Turbos

7: 4.5 SPI on Addi Turbos

4/29 seperated off the sleeves. Will now be distracted by Mad May.

5/30 Mad May projects done. Knit one inch past arm separation last night. Need to try on again.

9/17: hiya Hiya Grandmas Stretchy Bind Off:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuAHhJfT2hU
Used this for the hem. Tried many including the Tubular 2x2 bind off which is pretty but made my head spin. Couldn’t follow it.

1/20/17: goal is to finish this by the end of the month. Just bound off the first sleeve tonight.

2/26/17: Done. No reason that should have taken so long. Knit quickly. Ribbon sewn to the button band. Had a hard time finding buttons.

Thoughts: not in love with a typical raglan on my shape. Will start to look for modified raglans, etc. Chest 40” at separation for sleeves. My Full bust is 41.“ Finished chest is 40#. There is way too much fabric under the armhole. My Upper Torso is 40#. I think non raglans with bust darts are needed, for me, for more fitted styles.

Loathe the button band. Will never make a knit as you go BB in stockinette it rolls and pulls and does not have enough structure to support the buttons once buttoned. I crocheted along the legs on the backside skipping EO stitch and using each stitch along the buttonholes. Sorta helped. Ribboned the button side and I love that treatment. Would have been even worse without the ribbon.

Yarn. Heavy. Pretty. Love it. Warm. Great stitch definition. Did not alternate (and got away with it).

Pattern: Her instructions for increases and correlation to row numbers were confusing and non-intuitive. Contacted Amanda and she so kindly responded with tips. I still had to write out rows and use a chart keeper which annoyed the heck out of me.