Straitjacket

While in no way finding the idea of being in a straitjacket appealing, I like the way the sweater looked after I'd finished the neck, but before I had started the sleeves.

Before I cut the neck, after I had attached the shoulders, it was a sort of mis-shapen thing. The neck steek was much narrower than the neck itself, so it pulled the top tight into a tetrahedron. It wouldn't lie flat.

Once I had finished the neck, I had my first chance to look at the whole thing and admire it. I found things to admire. I'm pleased.

The downside of this stage was that I couldn't try it on (since my shoulders are actually wider than my torso). In fact, I couldn't try it on until I had cut both armholes. I had to knit one whole sleeve without being able to check it along the way. I could, I suppose, have started the second sleeve while the first was in progress. But that's not what I did. I just knit away on the sleeve until I thought it was the right length.