Added 2 extra inches to length of bodice section. - not needed if knitted again.
Used 3 needle BO for shoulders

Skirt within 4cm of finish and frogged back.
stitches picked up and increased to appropriate size by kfb using stitch calculator.

Used 5mm for bodice
Used 5.5mm for skirt
Used 4.5mm for collar

• I will depend on the Icelandic BO to control st st roll This proved very successful.

pattern well written and very easy to read.

Collar:- picked up 154 stitches and went down to 4.5mm needle.

After frogging back because I was not happy with buttonhole I settled on the following:-
RS row - BO 2 stitch
WS row - K to BO, turn knitting and CO 4 stitches, turn and finish row
Next row: k2 tog each end of buttonhole to reinforce same

Have also chosen to only make Buttonholes on one side and use clasps to anchor other end if necessary.

Again I have used Icelandic BO for the collar after 4 inches which works beautifully to lessen the curling on the stockinette side panel.- if knitted again I will continue to the full 5 inches.
The wool is very soft and definitely needs the help of a clasp of some kind on the collar at the join (see my little alpaca brooch)

I found the same problem with the sleeves that others had so went up a size here.