Here is is so far:

I’m doing it in the round on size 17 (12.75mm) needles…(yes, the snow melted and I was able to get them!) I’ve been going very slowly on it because I have had other things occupying me, but last night it made a huge jump in length and now I’m really excited about it. The main reason I was lethargic is because I was just guessing the cast-on based on a swatch done on straight needles (I know, I know, you shouldn’t do that!) and I was afraid it wasn’t going to fit me. So, last night I threaded a piece of waste yarn through the loops and took it off the needles so I could step into it. It’s fine! So, now I know that, I can go forward.

Here is a better look at the lace stitch:

It is now going very consistently…the bottom has a few messups because some of the holes seem to travel a bit. I had considered starting again, but I sooo don’t think anyone will ever notice and it probably is unaffected all in all. It looks a bit wobbly in that pic because it’s very elastic yarn and, well, I couldn’t be bothered to straighten it out for the purpose of this. Maybe when it’s done, we’ll see! I couldn’t fall asleep last night because I was thinking about my next step already. I still have a ways to go with the skirt because I want it to cover my gelatnous thighs but I’m trying to fathom how I will do the top. I have some ideas, so later when I am allowed to obsess over knitting (right now, I should be studying) I will look at some patterns for guidance. I also want to do another test swatch to figure out my decreases for the waist/bodice. I might just switch to smaller needles and go from there, or I might do a few gather-like decreases. I must play with it.