Ready, Set...

I rolled my spun wool into balls - funny how there's always one ball that gets into a tangle and takes ages longer than the others to roll! I printed out the pattern, The Incredible Custom-fit Raglan Sweater by Pamela Costello, which I found on Ravelry. It uses a construction I haven't used before, knitted in the round from the neck down. I like to try different methods of construction. Penny sent me her measurements, so I filled them into the pattern as per instruction. Then I knitted a swatch. I wasn't happy with my first effort, so I changed to a slightly smaller needle and thought that looked better. Using the swatch I could work out the gauge and then determine the number of stitches needed. Right. I made a start, though I was fairly sure it would be a false start. I just wanted to see how the increases looked, what problems cropped up and so on.  I think the increases look fine. But I'm not happy that I don't have the knitted rib pattern symmetrical. Rather laboriously, I've used graph paper to work out where to start so that the last rib will be the same as the first. Aside from aesthetics, the symmetry will help me make sure I've remembered all the increases. Now to begin....