Hooray, I finished the collar of the Wonder Woman sweater today!  The pattern has a ribbed collar, but as it was already kind of high, I decided on a rolled stockinette collar.  I was afraid the ribbed collar would stand up and look like  Nehru jacket, which is not the look I was aiming for….

Wonder woman!

Back of sweater

Wee Boy couldn’t resist trying it on!

It fits! It really fits!

Back, modeled.

Phew, I’m so glad that this thing fits!  I had the feeling that it was going to be long and slim-fitting, even though the fronts consistently measured at at least 13″ across.  I think the curling of the stockinette was messing with my mind.

Overall, this was a fine pattern.  It was mostly charted, without many written instructions, so a beginning knitter might need some help, while an experienced knitter will be fine.  I should also mention that this pattern was written for adults, with the yarn doubled.  I used a single strand of yarn and intended this for a 6 year-old.

I didn’t actually do many modifications to change it to a little girl’s sweater!  I just measured my kid, did a gauge swatch and casted on for the second smallest size (okay, I did the smallest size first but it was looking too small, so I started over with the second smallest size).  I only did a bit of math in figuring when to start the colorwork on the chest.  I started around 12.2″, and it seems fine.

I’m happy that it’s not too snug, and there’s definitely room to grow into this sweater.  Now, where can I procure an invisible jet for the Wee Girl???