I had a lot of input from my littlest for the design of this one. We looked at patterns together but ultimately Pai just wanted a purple hoodie with a gray tohorā (whale). This was more than a little daunting as I've never knit anything more complicated than this cardigan which was all one piece and was completed just in time for E to outgrow it.
I used very technical techniques and drafted a graph for the whale on my son's old maths book pages and really just went with my gut and did what felt like made sense. The result is a little messy and so perhaps next time I attempt something like this I'll consider doing some proper research and learn some actual technical techniques.
You can tell I haven't blocked it yet when you look at that wavy ribbing - Tricks and guides to blocking handknits (the wool is superwash) very welcome!
Find this project on ravelry if you're so inclined.
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