First Knitted L-shape Sample

I have knitted my first L-shape sample and used it to work out whether I have got the right size.

 

Unfortunately – it is too large and I don’t like how it looks!  This sample consists of 12 + 1 + 24 + 1 + 24 + 1 + 12 (75 stitches to cast on or pick up).  I have pinned it to my template jumper and have worked out that it is too big.  I am now knitting a sample with fewer stitches: 11 + 1 + 22 + 1 + 22 + 1 + 11 (69 stitches to cast on or pick up).

I am also not keen on how this sample looks – I think if I do each shape with just 2 colours – the finished result will look bitty, so I now intend to use a different colour yarn for each bit of stocking stitch.