Knitting this for my granddaughter Mimi, for the winter. Doing size 3, based on measurements of a sweatshirt she already has.

Notes: I can not understand why the designer didn’t put buttonholes on this. The finishing was tedious because you were instructed to sew on snap fasteners, with unusable buttons on top of them, which in itself presented a difficult job, because which ever order you do it in, (and I tried both), the snap/button hinders the sewing needle. Just add a button hole! I wish I’d thought to do it sooner.

I suggest on page 5, after it says ‘change to larger needles’, when you get to the last 4 sts, which is the button band, add the holes on row 1 and 8.

I had trouble with the switch to knitting in the round, on page 6. I just couldn’t get my head around the instructions, so I made a note that the beginning of the round is now after the button band plus 1st (after 5sts). I figured this out from other people’s project pictures.

I tried the folded hem, but it looked too chunky, so re knitted it in twisted rib.

Embroidery: I’m new to this and couldn’t get the ‘petals’ in nice neat groups, but whatever I did, looks ok!

Used 110g. This yarn is stiff when knitting, but softens considerably on blocking. It didn’t stretch much and took a brief tumble dry, before being pinned out to dry.