Wow thanks for such a thorough reply, so much in that I hadn’t even thought about. My pattern gauge is 22 stitches per 10cm and the circumference of the body is 65cm. So based on this you would probably go with the 60cm needle? And that wouldn’t be too crammed? From reading what you wrote it wouldn’t be to hard t switch from the smaller to the bigger if I am finding it too crammed?