I apparently worry too much.
The sweater is coming along just fine. My gauge is consistent and right on target. It just looks bigger slipping along on those circular needles that I tend to use. I should know this by now.
The actual kntited fabric has a good bit more stretch than this piece of fleece and I don't think the fit will be a problem. I did rewrite the instructions for the front of the pattern to add that extra inch on the right side, which makes the center front opening appear balanced on my body. Any other tightness should be accommodated by the stretch of the sweater. The sleeves also fit perfect.y. I did increase the depth of the armhole in the front of the sweater by half an inch, but I did not change the sleeve shaping, easing that extra half inch around the front pulls the excess in around the sleeves, compensating for some of the forward roll of my shoulders.
The fleece looks pretty good now. I am happy I did this. I have a good idea of how this will look on and I think the process of making a rough muslin like this is good when I am not sure about the fit of the sweater. Perhaps sometimes I worry too much, such as in the case of this sweater, but I would still rather spend an hour or so at the beginning of the project working out the details than spend many hours knitting only to rip later.
Now I can move on to other things.
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