April 5, 2026

Started the front incl. short rows
I think the pattern is very unclear what you should do and not very detailed… I kind of winged it, did what I think had to be done and hope it worked out.
Overread that I was supposed to only work 1 stitch of the ribbing part and 5 stitches on the shoulders but will just do it the same way on the other side.

April 6, 2026

Started the body after joining into the round yesterday evening. Used the red and cream Hjertegarn for the front and now for in the round.

April 12, 2026

Reached 37 cm from neck after completing the 2nd red stripe together with light blue.
I am aiming for app. 55-56 cm total length, and 2 stripes give me app 3 cm. So about 5-6 double stripes to go before starting the bottom ribbing.

April 19, 2026

Finished body
Picked up 112 stitches for armhole
Started short rows 12 stitches from the middle marker
Will decrease every 2nd row in each stripe after finishing the short rows
Seperated what I had from all colors in 2 parts each - I wonder if it will be enough to finish both arms or if I will have to break into a new color.

May 3, 2026

Picked it up after a break and decided to add in the light grey Armonia as another color as I will not have enough otherwise. Managed to get the sleeve cap and 1 stripe in green, 3 stripes of red, 2 stripes of blue, 7 stripes of cream, probably 4 stripes of beige. Will finish the sleeve off with just the light grey.

Reached 27.5 cm after finishing the first grey stripe after the 4th beige stripe, so about 7.5 cm to go and then 5 cm of ribbing.

Decreased to 54 stitches

May 4, 2026

Finished 1st sleeve with 20 rounds of ribbing

May 9, 2026

Finished striping on second sleeve, won yarn chicken a couple of times - still have a tiny bit left from red, green and beige and only a meter or so each from blue and cream.

Now 6 cm to knit before starting the ribbing.

May 9, 2026

Finished knitting, woven in a ton of ends, especially in the sleeves - and it will probably to warm until end of September to actually wear this.

I am not sure how I feel about the sleevecap- fitted sleeve thing - I currently think I might prefer the more baggy fit of the Olga Sweater, but we will see….