Mason Dixon KAL

I started my first Euroflax project today, a moss grid placemat. Basically, I'm using the identical pattern for the moss grid hand towel but using a smaller (size 4) needle in the hope of getting a slightly firmer fabric for the placemat. I realize it will still be soft and drapey, but that's okay. Here's how much I have done so far:















I do have a question, though. It doesn't show up in the photo, but even on size 4 needles, this seems to be a very open knit by the very nature of the Euroflax. Can someone tell me if, once washed, the Euroflax will "swell" and fill itself in a little bit to make a less open knit, more along the lines of the photos in MDK? Or should I frog this now and start on MUCH smaller needles? I know we're supposed to "trust the yarn," but I'm a New Yorker -- I don't trust anybody! LOL
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