I accidentally knit the body 2 cm too short, but blocking gave me those 2 cm back. The sleeves, on the other hand, grew by about 3 cm after washing, so in hindsight they should probably have been knit 2-3 cm shorter.

For the neckline, I picked up the number of stitches recommended in the pattern and decreased down to the target stitch count. Before blocking, it felt quite tight around my neck, almost constricting. I stretched it as much as I could during blocking, so hopefully it will relax a little.

Rather than binding off loosely and sewing the collar on afterward, I used the PetiteKnit method and knit the collar directly onto the sweater.