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And it's done, washed and dried. Grew a bit (I hung it up to dry), it's no more the length of XS, but it would grow to that length anyway (mostly alpaca and cotton), so that's okay, better knowing now what it would turn into anyway.

The only unknown is how the yarn will stand up to wear and tear. The cast on in the second picture looks already a bit fuzzy.

Shoulder seams are closed with my favorite bind off for connecting live sts.

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Knitting all finished - now off to washing and "blocking" (laying it out all flat and pulling into shape).

The leftover yarn is about 15 g / 50 m, so yeah, would definitely not been enough, but the other yarn blends in really well.

It's short, just waist length, but I think for a slipover that's ok.

From all the pictures so far the one of the finished garment is probably most true to color.

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More pictures - I'm just so proud of this cardigan. The fit is absolutely perfect and is an ideal second layer inside

A few notes on what I did to make it fit my body: I added about 10 cm additional width around the front. Partly by an extra increase round after the yoke was finished, partly by adding some bust increases at the armhole after parting sleeves and body. This gave me the necessary width, where it was necessary

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Done, finished, ready to wear.

I reworked the zipper. This time I matched up the crucial points and then worked in several steps. I think it worked out pretty well. There are two places, where it's a bit wavy but I think that's because the zipper is probably a bit too heavy for the fabric. Knowing me I will rarely close it and when it's open this isn't noticeable.

It's lightweight (about 360 g) and warm, perfect for this weather

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