*waits for fanfare*

Yep, the whole body is done. It looks like the neck opening is absolutely tiny, but that’s because the back and front neck stitches are on holders and the front neck steek is only 11 stitches which pulls it in. Once they’re cut, it’ll be easier to see the shape.

For Marji and Vikki who asked (and anyone else who’s interested), I’ve put a 30cm/12 inch ruler next to the body to help with scale. I’m knitting the smallest pattern size, but on the specified needles. I knit looser than almost everyone in the entire world, it seems, so the sweater will end up slightly bigger than the smallest size, which is perfect. I was concerned that it would be too small otherwise, and I’m sure Rose will get plenty of wear from it in the next few months, knowing what the British weather is like!

Lakaya asked what steeking is. The short answer is a pained scream. The long answer is that it’s a way of knitting fair isle in the round to avoid having to work the wrong side – you just insert an extra strip of stitches which are cut to make an opening. I will write a post with my favourite steeking resources in at some point. I’ve gleaned bits and pieces from all over the place and they all come in useful at various points.

So all I have left to do is:

And there’s just 10 days left? So much for relaxing!

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