Last night I came to a decision and in order to celebrate I ripped out my swatch. Quite likely this was a reckless thing to do, but then again, maybe not. I think I had learned all it had to show me.

Once that was done I cast on 58 stitches, joined them and got on with knitting Carla in the round. There is a photo, but it’s not very good, so you will have to wait until I have knit some more. Don’t hold your breath, as I feel the need to rip out a couple of rows, if not all of it, and redo the increases in some as yet to be determined but infinitely better manner. Particularly the first set of arm increases which look terrible. Carla’s stitch pattern does not make for easy double increases.