Yup, after having unravelled and re-knitted one sleeve 3.5 times, I finally realised that part of the problem was that the whole jumper (sweater) was wrong. So I am tinking - unknitting - pulling the whole thigh-length, ultra-bulky sweater apart.

Bother, bother, bother.

I have a number of books out of the library on knitting from the top down, and would love to put some of the ideas into action, but the largest circular needles I have (from my BUY ALL THE SIZES purchase) are 10mm, and this wool ( a lovely red alpaca/wool single) takes 12mm. Yes, I could buy another pair of needles, but the size I want is pretty expensive (the cheapest I've found is 22.50), and I have already spent FAR too much money on 'craft' when money is quite tight. /grumble.

In other news, I think I've spun up all of my white alpaca/blue merino. At some point I'm going to start knitting that jumper, but I wanted to get this red one out of the way first. Winter is approaching fast!