So I spent the last week applying the body ribbing to the Side to Side Cable sweater, after having seamed what I had already knit. I picked up every other stitches of the body and started the ribbing in the round. It was already 7 inches along before I decided maybe I should try it on before going any further. So I did. And it didn't go any further than my shoulder blades. I almost needed medical assistance to get out of the sweater, my circulation and one arm being nearly cut off.

Removed the ribbing, and now I have a cut-off sweater. I'm not sure it looks right. I'm not sure.

Side to Side Cable Sweater from Vogue Knitting Fall 2007

Some random notes:

I love the traveling cables from sleeve to sleeve, but honestly, it does not look terribly flattering on me. It kind of gave me broad shoulders. I'm ready to play football everyone. Ah, maybe it's ok. Ah, I don't know. I'm on the fence.

The pattern called for two strands of yarn held tog using 10.5 needles. I used one strand of DK-weight yarn and size 7 needles. The sleeves and the collar fit perfectly. If any of you guys end up following the pattern as written I gaurantee you the sweater will not stay on the shoulders. Unless that's the look you want to go for.

After the sleeves, instead of casting on 21 stitches on either side for the front and back part of the body, I cast on 31. It wasn't enough, hence the cropped look. 50 would have done it the trick.

The body was maybe was too tight. I probably should have used a size 8 or 9 needle for the garter stitch body portion only, and the 7 on the sleeve and cable portions.

Will definitely have to add length to the body, this time picking up more stitches and using a fatter needle.

But I can't bother to do this now, I need a little break first.

So, to be continued...

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