November has just flown by.  I did get a lot of knitting done on my sweater in honor of National Knit a Sweater in a Month but I did not get it finished.  As of November 30th, this was my progress:

This is really more of a jacket than a sweater,  longer than the typical sweater measuring about 20 inches from the underarm.  The pattern is Pavement jacket  from Modern Top Down Knitting.  The yarn, our Zealana Heron in cloud blue.

I’ve found it necessary to make a few alterations in the pattern on the body of the sweater.  The advantage of the top down, seamless construction is that it is easy to slip the stitches onto waste yarn and try it on at various places to ensure the fit you want.  I’m also planning to alter the sleeves as I prefer a straighter sleeve treatment.

And, rather than the collar, I’m thinking about adding a hood.  By the time I’m done – sometime this month, I hope, it will be very much MY sweater.

Did anyone else work on completing a sweater in November?  Comment with a link to your photos!

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