Now that's what you call knitting. I remember once buying a kit to make a long cardigan with a dragon on the back and and something similar on the front. I spent hours, months on it, finished up nearly down to my knees and my dragon and looked nothing like the pattern. It was my second attempt at using more than one colour, first was the school scarf with mum in charge, (I think there were 6) and it went straight to the ragbag, even DH never mentioned it again (assuming he ever noticed).
I have used Aran wool in the past, but nothing intricate, way above my skills