Cozy V-Neck Pullover

It is FINISHED! My first sweater. I'm mostly glad with it, but I might go back and do some things over so I'll like it more.

Pattern : Cozy V-Neck Pullover from Fitted Knits by Stefanie Japel

Yarn : Cascade Pastazza colorway 007

Needles : Size 5.5 and 4.5 KnitPicks Options

Modifications : Removed deep ribbing from sleeves, knit the sleeves on DPNs

Comments : Up until I finished it I was not sure how much I would wear this. Thankfully, now that I've worn it once, I'm sure I'll wear this a lot. The yarn is beautiful, but it sheds and it is itchy (note that I'm sensitive to wool). The yarn is heavy and warm, I like that. Since the yarn is on the bulky side, the ribbing really stands out and adds some bulk. It might be great for some people but not so much for me. I don't have a well-defined waist and tend to hold fat on my belly : the ribbing accentuates that. I'm thinking of frogging back and make a less deep ribbing there and remove some length too. I didn't do the deep ribbing on the forearms because it gave me gigantic forearms.

Anyway, I'm happy mostly with my first sweater. There were a few mistakes in the pattern (sleeves part), but nothing gigantic. I enjoyed this experience a lot and will knit other patterns from Fitted Knits. I've started the Drop Stitch Lace tank that I really did not like in the book but grew to like from other people"s FOs. Then, maybe the Puff Sleeves Cardigan (already bought the yarn but cannot get gauge at all!) or the Textured tunic.