The first swatch..

I normally don't appreciate swatching knitted stuff anywhere near as much as I should; however, with this pullover I'm planning, I have to--as it's the only way to know if the stitches will go around me! So not only do I have to swatch the cables, but also standard stockinette to make sure I have enough stitches to begin!

And here is the swatch!



It's 28 stitches wide. Blocked, it's about 5". So I'm getting a bit more than the yarn calls for at 5 sts to the inch on size 8's. So this is a good thing. It tells me that over 5", I can have 3 fewer stitches, and still get gauge--

Now I have to do the unthinkable--and it's not my favorite part...

I have to measure my body.

Ew.