The pattern is incredibly beautiful and there is a lot of thought that has gone into writing the pattern. Hats off to Tanya.
You cannot stop once you start it and are satisfied only when you have completed it up to the finished and ready to wear garment.

Super learning for me and I am certainly going to incorporate the new tricks in my other projects too.
Recommendation: Please do use the specified yarn and needles and follow the pattern completely and you wont go wrong.
Cheers and Happy Knitting.

As for me, I look forward to more learning.