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Made from pattern 8437 as recommended by Nicole!
I used a sweatshirt weight jersey with a waffle texture and while it isn't the softest fabric I have ever worked with, the pattern was a joy to make up.
This is a size 5/6 and sadly for the moment it swamps her! Far too big.
I decided to leave the hemming until she fits in it so I don't have to adjust it again.
Pattern: Owls by Kate Davies
Yarn: School Products Cashmere Merino Cone
Needles: US 9
Yes it's that darn owl sweater that everyone and their mother has knit. I followed katiekakes' modifications for using worsted weight yarn, which is to knit one size larger than you normally would using US 9s. This worked out perfectly! To date, this is the most well-fitting sweater I've ever made, and I've made a lot of sweaters... -_-;;; A pleasure to knit and wear. There's so many things about this pattern I appreciate, from the shaping by the small of the back (genius) to the shortrows around the back of the neck. The yarn was an absolute delight to work with and I reckon I only used about 40% off the cone! Expect to see a lot more knits coming soon with this same yarn.