Love the slouchy sleeves!
Finally I have some photos of my finished Mandel! Yes they are bathroom night shots but hopefully you can still see it well enough. The yarn did indeed start to grow after blocking and some wearing, perhaps I should have stuck with the smaller needles afterall 
but it is still nice and comfy all slouchy like and I am loving the long sleeves. I might redo my neckline with fewer stitches and a tighter bind off to keep it from growing too large.
Yay the shoulder pleats show up better after blocking!
The next time I knit this I will do the saddles on a smaller needles from the rest of the sweater and maybe even knit the size down just for the saddle as I have tiny shoulders. I will also not do the extra rows after the body increases so that the underarm is a little tighter to my armpit.
Check out those side pleats!
One of my favorite details in this pattern is the faux seam carried along the sleeves. Isn’t it pretty?
Nice and tidy faux seam!
I love this sweater and the sheen in the yarn is really pretty in person, sorry I could not get it in the photos.
Thanks again to Anke for letting me test knit this pattern. The Mandel pattern is up and available on Ravelry now so go check it out and knit one too!
