I have finished the yoke increases, although I still have about twenty rounds to go to finish the colorwork on the yoke. I did end up ripping back to the neck band and starting over with a larger needle. I had gone down a needle size from what the pattern recommended (3.00 mm vs 3.25 mm) because I was worried about it being too loose, but instead it was too tight. So, now I’m using the recommended needles sizes (2.75 mm and 3.25 mm), and am very happy with the result. My gauge looks to be spot on, which is always nice, but not always what happens. I did do a colorwork gauge swatch, but not at first, because I was being lazy. I did knit regular gauge swatches (not in the round) just to get a feel for the yarn, and based on those swatches I thought the 3.25 mm needle would be too loose.
The gauge swatch on the right was knit on 3.25 mm needles (US 3) and the one on the left was knit on 3.0 mm (US 2.5) needles, and I definitely like the fabric of the one on the left - for stockinette, knitted flat. But neither swatch gave me gauge on both stitches and rows, and you really need to get gauge on both, if you want to get gauge.
But once I got knitting on the colorwork, I realized that it was definitely going to be too tight, so I knit a colorwork gauge swatch in the round. I used the cuff pattern, and essentially I just knit a cuff, which I may turn into a lavender sachet.
I like the fabric, and more importantly, I got gauge.
Pattern: Bunny Wishes Sweater by Sarah L. Kelly
Yarn: Fleece & Harmony Wildwinds
Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) and US 3 (3.25 mm)
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