I thought I would explore more of the KC Opium range, and went for one from the Palette series, opting for shade 1392 Cool Mint (which it turns out has no greens/blues in there). Cool Mint is creams/graphites/brownish-greys. The main pattern is in Stocking Stitch on appx 4mm needles. This pattern did make my brain ache a little more than the previous one, as it's a V-neck with Raglan sleeves, so there are decreases for both the neck & armholes. There are appx 320-380 stitches to pick up around the edge so that you can knit the front rib/border (the pattern should come with a correction for the front rib/border). However, I did find that cast-ons/cast-offs for the buttonholes didn't seem to add up, so I just marked those with stitch-markers. For making up, I'd definitely recommend using back-stitch over matress-stitch due to the open/holey pattern stitch type. I also used some sewing thread to define/reinforce the buttonholes. Overall it's great, and fits well.
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Jane P
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