For some reason this has been really fun to knit. Is it the yarn? Is it the pattern? I guess the yarn goes really well with the pattern.

Knitting on 6’s only (didn’t feel like switching, and I didn’t want it so puckered).

My gauge was a little off, so I’m knitting a size 4, but with length of the size 6. I want this to be wearable in winter, so I’ll make longer sleeves.

It’s 7/30 and I’m now done with everything except the button band. Had to take a hiatus to finish up something else.

Finally made the buttons last night (out of polymer clay). The bowl holds the extra buttons.

Here are a rundown of the mods:

• Pattern called for 5 stitches per inch, but I got 4 1/2 so I knit the size 4 instead of size 6 until the yoke
• Knit until yoke measured 5” from cast on edge (per size 6)
• Cast on 4 stitches at underarm per size 4 because my daughter has teeny tiny arms and picked up 6 stitches at underarms per size 4
• Decreased 3 times at sleeves instead of 2
• Worked until sleeve measured 9” to custom fit my daughter; these sleeves go down to her wrist