Another good design from Frogginette. I love the double breasted look. The waffle weave band runs right up and over the hood. In the pattern instructions, the designer says that the waffle weave stitch is not difficult to do, but it is difficult to recover if you make a mistake. I would state this more strongly. It is darn near impossible to recover. After frogging the band twice, I knit very, very slowly. The pattern calls for aran weight yarn. I used sport/DK weight. I used stitch counts for size 10yo, but with lighter weight yarn and smaller needles, this will fit an 18 month old.