Would you look at that, I finally got past the end of the third ball of yarn. As I happily knit away after ripping it out for the second time I made a decision. There would be no checking of 10cm blocks of stitches this time. When I was back to the point I had decided there was a problem first time around I got out my calculator instead of my pins. When I was done with the measuring tape I did the math and found that the entire section of stocking stitch was exactly the size it should have been. I suspect that if I had done this the first time I may never have ripped it out, then again I had decided to check my gauge at that point because the stitches looked visibly different to the back. I have lofty goals of having Kate done by tomorrow night, that may be overly hopeful. It’s nice not to feel worried about whether I will get something done “on time” after all that christmas knitting.

I am planning to finish the neck band as described by the ever amazing Becky, assuming I can figure out one of the recommended cast on methods.