Today is the start of Arcadia's Ariann knit-along, but I was at a good resting point on the Rogue and so I started about five days ago:
Berroco Ultra Alpaca is a soothing, fun yarn to work with, and it has an elegant drape that will make this sweater look very polished. The eyelet pattern is easy to remember and fun to work. The pattern calls for two repeats of the two-row eyelet pattern after the ribbing and before beginning the waist shaping, but I did three repeats because I am long-waisted. Right now I'm halfway through the waist decreases, so haven't gotten to the buttonhole yet.