Oct 11 - The kids have a p.d. day today - seems like a good day to start a sweater. I am using the long-tail cast-on because it’s quick and stretchy. I remembered to use the smaller needle for the collar (#6) too!

Oct 12 - I’ve finished the collar, which I guess is a Mandarin. I have opted to make it the original height. A lot of Ravellers shortened it, but I like the look of it in the pattern.

Oct 14 - Do not drink and knit, do not drink and knit.

Oct 21- pattern is very easy to memorize. I am enjoying this knit!

Notes:

Making three quarter length sleeves; tip for the cuff to make it more fitted - after the ribbing is finished, k2, k2tog (on the purl sts) all the way around the wrist before starting the purl rows. Knit sleeves on 6’s

body: two repeats of cable only, then start ribbing. I like the look of an Empire waist

3 stitch bobbles instead of 5 - work to where the bobble needs to be and knit into the front, then the back, then the front of the same stitch. Turn the work over as if you were at the end of the row and purl back across those 3 stitches. Turn the work again and decrease those stitches back down to one. An easy way to do this is to knit two together, then knit the last stitch and then slip the first stitch over the last stitch, leaving one. Work the rest of the row as normal.