After a marathon session on Friday I completed adding the length and grafted the two pieces back together again. Everything went well and you can’t even tell that I did the surgery. I also added stitches to the sleeves before I extended them, picking up three extra stitches on either side of the underarm in that section of knitting that always seems to get stretched out and distorted regardless of what you do and is always a source of holes that need to be closed up again. I’ve picked up extra stitches in this area before, but this time I did not decrease them away as I needed that extra circumference and I am pleased with how they came out. I think it gives a smoother underarm and will use this technique again in the future. After blocking I checked my gauge again on the completed tee, and my gauge swatch did sort of lie, but really only because I knit the gauge swatch flat and this is worked in the round. I didn’t think my gauge was that different but apparently it is different enough (in this case 1.5 stitches and 2 rows tighter over 4 inches). Lesson learned. The top fits, not much positive ease, but at least not negative, and the yarn (Extrafine Merino Wool) is very soft and feels great against the skin.
Pattern: Kaya Tee by Megumi Shinagawa
Yarn: Araucania Yarns Huasco Multy Botany Lace
Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm), US 6 (4.0 mm), Hook G (4.0 mm)
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