23.12. started swatching
25.12. cast on for size M
25.12.-04.01. body
04.01. started on right sleeve
07.01. started on left sleeve
08.01. picking up for collar
10.01. picking up for right button band
11.01. finished knitting

mods
1. body

• knitting the body’s side parts in reverse stockinette instead of garter
• increased a couple of times more on the sleeves
• important mod for the sleep deprived mother: kept cabling every 8 rows (as instructed for the bigger sizes) instead of every six rows. explanation: this way, the cabling is ALWAYS on row where the eyelets are of the type yo-k2tog - it’s easier to keep track an identify wether its time for cabling or not.
• contrast color: Coast - Uld/Bomuld held triple
• knitted the last RS row in MC and the first in CC (on RS) because i didn’t want MC bumps in the CC stripe
• ribbing: k3 p1 rib
• bind off: last row (WS) - knit - classic cast off with 5mm needles in purl stitch

1. sleeves started with 72 stitches (picked up 16 stitches from the armhole) because --- i have big arms. decreased until 52 stitches every 8 rows, then did two more decreases every 20 rows --> 48 stitches for cuff

2. collar ribbed as instructed for 6 cm, knitted the last RS with MC. changed to CC, attached it at the beginning of RS (again) 1 row (RS) knit 2 row (WS) knit 3 row (RS) PURL 4 row (WS) knit result: turning rows without MC bumps

3. button bands did a tubular cast off