Fun knit so far.
Alternated the main colour on the body between 2 skeins as there was an undesired pooling with the colours, using 2 balls reduced this but did not eliminate.
I DID the X pattern in the main body and sleeves as I am NOT a lazy knitter nor is the technique difficult at all, in fact it add character to the jumper/sweater by adding to the texture and hand dye nature of the main MTL edwarian velvet colours. I shaped the sleeves to fit my long arms but kept the long ribs on the cuffs to fit length. Photos of unblocked garment, very happy with the colour contrast of the two yarns.