January 14, 2021

Casted on 96 stitches and did some math:
I have about 18 days left to knit this if I want to finish before the birthday, so I should knit at least about 3,6 cm per day - overachieved the first day by doing about 9 cm, so maybe I will be able to finish early.

January 18, 2021

Reached 35 cm this morning, so only 5 cm or 20 rows to go before I can decrease for the arm openings.

Plan to knit an attached ICord edging at the sleeves this time.

January 19, 2021

Reached 48 cm in the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 19 - I decreased 3 stitches on each side for the armholes and added a 3 stitch Icord edging worked as I go. So about 17 cm to go for the back.

January 20, 2021

Reached 62 cm length for the back, started the second ball of the self-striping yarn at app. 50 cm, the plain gray at app. 55 cm. So just about 11 rows before I can devide front and back, i.e. start to knit down the first front.

January 20, 2021

Decided to do 30 stitches + 3 stitches Icord border for each front, will increase 1 stitch every right side row until I reached original size again.

Bound off in a wrong side row, so I will have to start the second front from the middle with a right side row.
Will also do an attached I cord edging for the fronts and continue on armholes.

January 21, 2021

Started attaching sides togehter on the purl/ wrong side - knit to last stitch ssk with edge stitch,
back row: (right side): Slip 1 wyif, k1bl of next stitch, knit across in pattern

January 24, 2021

Finished 1st front, made a slit of 10 garter ridges with an attached Icord.

January 28, 2021

Finished knitting, now just to sew in ends and find buttons which will not be easy in lockdown…