I tried the basted-together back and side of the Sunrise Circle jacket last night.

It was a smidge too small. The sleeves were a bit short, and the body a tad snug. I figured it could be a few stitches and rows larger in all directions. So I had a look at the pattern and compared the numbers I came up with for adjusting the pattern to a 12ply yarn, and the numbers for the smallest size, and guess what?

The smallest size is a few stitches and rows larger.

So this morning I took the above photo to remind myself that it’s going to be worth frogging 2/3 of a garment and reknitting it. The tweedy blue yarn looks fantastic knitted up in the circular pattern. It’s so totally worth getting this one right. And I don’t have to do any math. I just have to follow the specs for the smallest size.