September 14, 2005
Crayon Box Jacket Sizing
I completed my fourth square today. I am really liking both the knitting and the finished fabric.
I decided to go back and measure the width of the first two squares because I didn't feel completely confident of my gauge. They are about a quarter inch smaller than the pattern states, which will result in a medium sized sweater rather than the large I need. I'm going to treat this as a design element and start the fifth block with a larger needle, an Addi Turbo size US #9. This will give me the additional room I want at the top half of the sleeve and should give me the correct gauge for the sweater body.
I decided to go back and measure the width of the first two squares because I didn't feel completely confident of my gauge. They are about a quarter inch smaller than the pattern states, which will result in a medium sized sweater rather than the large I need. I'm going to treat this as a design element and start the fifth block with a larger needle, an Addi Turbo size US #9. This will give me the additional room I want at the top half of the sleeve and should give me the correct gauge for the sweater body.
