This sweater is a cursed item. I knit my gauge swatch correctly, on size 10.5 needles. Everything was perfect. I cast on and knit the ribbing it looked lovely on the size 8s as requested. I then busily went on knitting the sleeves and the body. (the body which I have ripped 4 times already right?) well... Now...Now I notice that unlike the sweater I was planning to knit before this one I shouldn't be using size 10 needles for the body and sleeve I should be using 10.5s. Well that is how I knit my swatch.. wasn't it lovely... but for some reason.. I used size 10s for the project thereafter. GRR! I could just about scream. I'm going to try blocking a sleeve tonight and see if I can stretch it to gague ...but I sort of doubt it.. since were talking the difference between 18sts over 4inches vs 13sts over 4inches. As many times as I have ripped this you would think I would have noticed at least somewhere along the way I was on the wrong size needles. I did notice that it didn't look to be 2 feet across (half the 48" cirumfrence) when layed out flat.. that's what made me question it in the first place.... it's just a bit big for the 32" circular it's on.

I could just scream. Really. On the up side I have chart 1 memorized and I am getting really good at two handed color work.. however my right hand long floats are still a bit tight.