04.01.2017

Not enough contrast with grey-brown, so grey-white it is…

26.02.2017

Put this on hold and knit another Laurits for the Little Cousin first. Will implement lessons learned.

Restart:
Grey/White would be pretty but really not practical as long as Junior spends most of his time crawling around on his belly.
Thus, Grey/Red it will be.
Also, gauge adjustment after having finished Laurits grün/braun: two more increase rounds (plus 32 stitches) are needed, best added within the garter yoke part (additional increases in Rows 30 and 32)

Also, I do not see why sleeves should be knit flat. Rather, I start with putting sleeve sts on hold, and knitting body in the round. Cast-on 8 new sts for underarm gusset. When knitting sleeves, use new cast-on sts to pick-up-and-knit 8 new sleeve stitches
(162 body sts, 64 sleeve sts each) - looks nicer, no seaming.
Sleeve decreases hidden in first B-Color round

08.03.2017

Yoke: 3 garter stripes
Body: 13 garter stripes (+3 yoke stripes) = 16
Sleeves: 12 (+3) = 15

13.03.2017

Finally finished.
At 207 g almost 50g/one skeinworth heavier than first one with original numbers.
Pre blocking measurements are fine lengthwise
(Sleeves 31/ body 33 cm)
but seam flares as opposed to underarm width
( 29 cm vs 35 cm)
so lets see what washing, shaping, blocking will do with it.

16.03.2017

Construction can be improved by
-moving increases/decreases to first row of garter stripe (invisible and easier to remember)
-knitting body before sleeves
-knitting on 8 underarm stitches each for body
-picking up and knitting 8 underarm stitches for each sleeve
(less puckering/ better fit)
-adding fake slipstitch seams to hide color change

20.09.2017

With fall and its autumnal temperatures arriving this little sweater is getting a lot of wear. As it is a bit wider and more loose fitting than the other version, I’d call it a size 86/92, although it sleeves probably should be a bit longer for that to be all true.

06.02.2019

this sweater is getting a lot of wear - because it had a lot of ease, Junior is still wearing it at size 98, even though sleeves are definitely rather “bracelet length” now…
Also, the yarn holds up beautifully. Highly recommended.
His toy bear has a matching sweater now… so cute!