I knew this wasn’t going to fit by the time I added the sleeves/legs but I kept on going as I was in the knitting zone and wanted to get the Botanical Yoke Sweater finished in time for Pepper’s Christmas!

Her miniature Schnauzer body isn’t that long!

So I put the live stitches on some scrap yarn, removed the circular needles and tried the sweater on her. The body is about 5-7 inches too long.

I like the looseness of the chest area however, it’s still too large. 

After reevaluating and trying to do the math, I’m starting over.

I’m making two changes: knit the next smaller size and shorten the body to Pepper’s measurements. This pattern has some body shaping so I’ll have to finesse that section. Notice I didn’t mess with the sleeves/legs (yet).

Mr. Aitch, Pepper and I hope your Christmas was merry and you had some peaceful as well as joyous moments. Perhaps you found a partridge in your pear tree.