Cast on in August 2021. Pattern is mostly Staghorn, but the center body motif is from Chenille, by the same designer.

Knitted to length. Recipient grew.

Knitted to new length. Recipient grew again.

Let me recommend not knitting for adolescents.

June 2022, and I think I have now extended it enough that I can add ribbing. Still concerned — I think all the examples of this sweater I’ve seen have sloppy necklines.

The shawl neckline ended up looking great, but the sleeves were hilariously too big, so I had to pull them both back so I can make them much, much narrower. In the process of pulling back, I ended up taking out too much, and then I had to use TechKnitter’s genius instructions on how to pick up dropped edges. Thank goodness that mess will be in the armpits.