3/11/14 Started the cast on. Crazy insane number lol! I have decided to use beads on the first cast on of each repeat as several others have done. The bead and yarn are a very nice match!

May 25, 2015: I have picked this back up a couple of weeks ago. I love this yarn and pattern! I decided to do a little more of the beaded smocking area and worked the chart (B) to row 14 just repeating the center part of the chart so it would have a continuous band of smocking. I then went back to row 1 of the chart and began working the pattern as written, beginning to narrow the sections. It looks great so far!