This was so much fun to knit this Sweater and I learned how to knit a latvian braid.
The pattern is well written and easy to follow but I would not recommend it for an beginner stranded pattern knitter.
I did the version with the breast darts and without the pleats so I did not need as much yarn as indicated. The only thing I changed: I did not decrease as much stiches on the sleeves as written in the pattern so I ended up with 74 stiches at the end which is 6 stiches more than stated.
Thank you for this beautiful design I am glad I could testknit this an am very happy with it - and it’s just in time for sweater wheater.