So I may have made an enormous jumper? I was basing my stitch count somewhere between age 3 and 4 and I think I went off piste.
We’re going to call it slouchy and cosy and oversized. Plus the benefit of it being a gift for a child is that they will definitely grow, and hopefully even grow into it.
Part of what’s throwing me is the neckline – it’s so much wider than the skull and crossbones neckline. But perhaps this is more of a boatneck situation. The length… well, who doesn’t occasionally like to wear a tunic?
I’m glad I added the row of dinos round the yoke, they’re super cute. I forgot about not catching floats in the same place every row, so there’s still visible ribbing there, but I suspect only I will be concerned about that. And it was much improved by a wash and light steam.
The final sweater weighs 170g, and my current stash is now at 8.5kg – first kilo down! If I keep going at this rate I’ll be about the 3kg mark by the end of the year. Assuming I don’t see any beautiful yarn that I *need*, of course…
As a reminder, this is a mix of the Dino Sweater pattern (Ravelry link) by Julie Jaeken (designer’s site), and the Panda Sweater pattern (Ravelry link) by Stine Hoelgaard (Hobbii link). Dino for pattern, panda for construction.
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