March 11, 2025

Picked up 94 stitches for the collar instead of 106. Used 3.5mm needles. I also added a purl row halfway through to help with the fold. I noticed that the pattern did not include this but I like the edge it creates

March 13, 2025

Finished both sleeves. Accidentally used 3.5mm needles for the ribbing but I like it.

Starting body ribbing - using 4.0mm needles

March 14, 2025

Ended up doing around 3” of ribbing for sleeves and body instead of 4”. Started body ribbing when the length was 8” below the b/o armhole.

Pretty much knit this exactly how it was written, with the minor tweaks above. Awesome pattern, I love the construction and the shape. Super pleased with the outcome so far. Going to block it soon

March 15, 2025

Blocked! First photo with me and my handmade mug is blocked, next photo back is unblocked.

March 26, 2025

Note - after 10 days of wear, the sweater yarn is holding up nicely!

I did notice that the collar stretches out quite a bit with wear, so I ended up adding elastic in the collar to keep it’s shape. This is pretty standard and I add elastic to pretty much all of my knit sweaters’ collars.