Started this for Karla, who enabled my knitting by buying me three knitting books for my birthday! Yay! Knitting fast to go and see her in August. Can’t wait to see them over from Ireland. I’ve added some lovely little pink beads and it’s really lovely - can’t get the pictures as nice as it is.

11/7/2011 Getting there - back and one front done, second front half done, done one outer sleeve - might even be finished by Friday!

12/7/2011 snapped my circ brand new out of the box so have no 3.25s. Might put the kybosh on finishing by friday! trying it with 2.75 and lots of stitches picked up - luckily have some knitpicks steel circs to do the job.

13/7/2011 the left collar band looks a bit strange - think I might have got the reductions wrong. I’m hoping it’ll block so that it looks alright because the guage is so light and airy. But the buttons are on, the collar and button band and button hole band are done and there’s only the sleeves left to do!

14/7/2011 finished one sleeve - just have to sew on. They look a bit wonky but I think that might be stitching. Wanna start my veyla gloves so I’m hurrying up!

17/7/2011 marathon knitting session last night and now it’s finished! Blocking upstairs out of the way of the cats - photos to follow!

8/8/2011 She loved it so much she couldn’t talk!