08-11-2020

Chest measurement 95 cm

Swatch before washing and blocking:

Stockinette, 3,5mm:
26st = 10 cm wide
36 rows = 10cm high

Colorwork, 4,0mm:
26st = 10cm wide
30 rows = 10cm high

Swatch after washing and blocking:

Stockinette 3,5mm:
24 st = 10 cm wide
36 rows = 10cm high

Colorwork 4,0mm:
25 st = 10cm wide

30 rows = 10cm high

MC is too tight in colorwork section

29-10-2021

My daughter’s sweater with this yarn seems to be shrinking quite a bit in the washing machine:
Stitches 25 to 29 per 10 cm; rows 36 to 44 per 10 cm. That’s 20%.

So swatching on 4,0 and 4,5 mm needles is definitely needed

06-01-2022

Swatch on 4.0 mm needles, not washed:
23 stitches and 33 rows = 10 x 10 cm (roughly)

Swatch on 4.5 mm needles, not washed:
21 stitches and 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm (roughly)

Plan: I should make a size with chest 105-110 cm if gauge after washing were perfect.
Pre-washing swatch seems good on 4.5 mm needles.
Then 105/0,8 is 131 and 110/0,9 is 123, so I’m hoping the size 130 or 123 cm is going to work out.
It takes about 1555 or 1646 m of MC yarn and I have 1600 m, so it might just be enough.

06-06-2022

Mistake in row 42, might fix with duplicate stitch.

29-08-2022

Ooops. Forgot the decreases, will make those in row 9 or 10

05-09-2022:
Pattern says decreases in sleeves every 18th round. I will do every 21st round for a total of 5 times

17-09-2022:
Sleeves should be around 61 cm measured from neck, of 50 from armpit. Will knit around 75 cm / 60 cm to control for the shrinking.