March 20th, 2011:
I’ve realized the increases/decreases in the hood are meant to line up with a stripe for the short rows shaping the hood. I think I will knit straight until those decreases, and line those up with the edges of the hood. Things are turning out quite large, so I don’t feel like I need to make the hood larger before decreasing.

March 10th, 2011:
Taking a break from the sleeve(s) and working on the hood. I’ve moved the decreases and increases to line up with the second raglan (about 8 stitches over). I like it when stuff lines up - what can I say!

March 6th, 2011:
I’m having some trouble with the sleeves. They were turning out huge by decreasing every 2,5”, so I am now decreasing 2 stitches every 6th row, 8 times, then every 9th row. Don’t know how many times yet.

May 19th, 2011:
With some help from my mom, the jacket is done! The sleeves ended up being quite a pain, and I ripped them back three times before settling on decreasing the 2 stitches every 6th row, through the 5 stripes, and knitting 11 rows of ribbing for the cuff.

Update: Dad thought the hood was too long (and it really was too big - or too long rather), so I ripped back some I think about a stripe’s width, and refinished.