Had another go at this project with a different yarn. It looked ok, but not exciting.
When I put it on upside down then I really liked it.
The yarn is not ideal for machine knitting. It broke quite a few times, after it had been knitted, and I only saw it after I had finished the piece. There are some very thin parts of the yarn, which you could manage if you were hand knitting, but I don’t recommend it as a machine yarn.