I finished the second sleeve up to the underarm, and set it aside with the first sleeve. Whoo hoo! I tried them on and it is quite a look, let me tell you. Then I cast on for the body. Because I am right on gauge, and the sleeves fit great, I didn't make any adjustments to the pattern to compensate for working in the round. In my size (for bust 38") the suggested number of stitches are a total of 216, which divides perfectly into the 2x2 rib. If I subtracted selvedge stitches, I would have 4 purl stitches at each seam. Not what I want. So I cast on 216 and sailed on. While watching Scrubs on TV, I switched to the size 8 needle. I have one more row to go before placing my markers for decreasing. The dizzying array of decreasing options outlined by Audrey finishers has fascinated me. However, the pattern looks pretty good to me, so I am going to start with the Hargreaves instructions, and will frog back if I need to. Working in the round means you have to pay attention to your row count, as you never work on the WS. Because I almost always knit while doing something else (reading, talking on the phone, watching TV, having conversations) I am going to make a cheat sheet listing numbered rounds, and which represents a WS, RS, or Inc or Dec row. When I finish a round, I will cross a number off. I have used this method in the past, and it works great for me. It makes the knitting go really fast. It works well for cables knit in the round, also.
I really like working with the Calmer. It is very soft and springy. I am splicing the ends when I finish a ball, because I don't want any bumps from joining, and it is not as easy as it is with wool yarn. I just splice a little longer piece of yarn that normal, and it is working just fine.