Swatched 3/8/11 and am currently waiting for the swatch to dry.

8/26/2011 Picked this back up earlier this week meaning to frog it and make something else. Decided to finish it instead. Finished the back; working on right front now.

8/28/2011 Still working on the right front; up to shaping the armhole now. I’ve modified this pattern to decrease from size 50 at the hip to 42.5 at the bust, and also to make it longer. I’m just a leetle pear-shaped. Hopefully it will turn out OK! I also left the rose motif off of the back. Just didn’t seem to fit the look I’m going for.

8/30/2011 Finished knitting the body, pinned pieces together. Might be a little long on the left front but I’ll deal with that later. Definitely not going to use these buttons but they’re the only ones I have enough of that didn’t clash with the red.

10/25/2011 Finished all knitting. Just needs a wash and block. :) Yes I will get better pics after that.