As I have mentioned before, I really prefer to knit seamless patterns because I always make such a mess of sewing them up. So when I found this lovely (and free) jumper pattern by Becky Wolf I thought I would have a go at converting it to a seamless pattern.
I have written an extensive list of things I did to alter the pattern on the Ravelry and I'm not going to bore everyone here by repeating it. I knit the sleeves first up, using the ,magic loop method, to the armhole. They have a really nice interesting lace motif on them and went together treacly quickly. 
Initially the main body was a simple as casting on all the stitches for the front and back and working in the round. I used markers at the side seams to help with knowing where to put all the shaping and it worked really well. Putting the sleeves into the body was a little tricker and for awhile there were so many stitches! However, the raglan shaping soon sorted that out. The main headache was trying to sort out the short rows for the neck shaping but after a few attempts (and chats with my Mum) we got there!
I'm so pleased with the outcome of this jumper. The wool, Drops Belle, is a cotton linen mix and so lovely to knit with. I really like the navy colour for a change too. I'm looking forward to some cooler weather so that I can get some wear out of it now!!!!
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