Received my LL Bean Cardigan, and while not ''chunky'' like Dinty-More stew, it's thick enough.
Pictures soon, getting over a small bout of poison ivy.
But soon.
For the buttons, on my Vaboom I used the recommend 25mm, but unless your going to have the button hole made larger, 25mm is to big.
I tried my 25mm button while on my Vaboom and tried pushing it through the LL B, and there to big.
the LL B button measures between 3/4'' - 13/16'' I think I'm going to try 20mm)
For length, pending on your current jacket and it's length, on mine it does come out more that the MOTB,, but seeing as I'll probably be wearing this with my Cockpick Roughneck jacket, tried on and comes less. Back length is longer.
And it does feel comfortable, so while the search continues for the Cardigan, this one feels closer to it than I've been in awhile.
The Vaboom is nice, but I like the LL B better, but then I've only tried it on with a jacket, see some field testing will have to happen, winter is coming.
Over all I give it a
Croft