Swatching for The Lovely Tee

I know I know, Linda P, swatches lie....

But, I'm sometimes a rule follower, and I almost always swatch.

For my Lovely Tee, I swatched on my new Chiagoo Shortie needles, casting on 80 stitches. I started out with less, but could not get around easily so I upped it to 80 sts.

Unblocked my gauge was almost 7 stitches per inch and blocked (yes, I block it too, so I can get a close thought as to how it is going to react after blocking and/or future washings.)

Blocked, it was about 6 1/2 stitches per inch, so deducing and using Cheryl’s theory, I am going with a size 6 for the body.
Pattern gauge has it at 6 stitches per inch.

I am using a method that Cheryl Oberle once told me about for a 30 stitch swatch, deducing what needle size to use when the first try doesn't work.  I have used it in the past with somewhat decent results, and thought for the purpose of this KAL, I would give it a try and share my findings.

Here is the link that Cheryl Oberle posted some years back, if you want to check it out.

Cheryl Oberle's 30 Stitch Swatch 

Stay tuned.