Mmmn. The coat has turned out better than I expected.

I knitted the collar and trimmed the entire garment with reverse single crochet in a very pale beige/coffee PURE wool/silk yarn.

It’s now been washed (again) and set on the dummy to do it’s own thang.

I love this part of the process. Zero stress from me :o)

Last step…What fastenings to use?

P.S. Ever since I was a young child I found relief in the “mechanical” craft of knitting.

There is a precision. A level of concentration. And – at the end – something wonderful and useful.

All of the above has always helped to divert my mind from the everyday BS that intrudes.

And cable stitch is a £%^&)^$!!” to master and perform.