Well done @Ouryve ! Sounds like its been a real challenge for you.

@Bumblebuncher that's always the way, is the ribbon to adjust the back?

I'm hoping to work on my 3 colour top, hopefully what colour thread to use will become clearer once I've cut it out.

Yeah apparently "It'd look a bit mad. Is that the effect you want?"

So went off to the garage and found a scrap of black knit which seems a similar weight and fabric content.

DH is unconvinced by two prints and a bright colour, so rethink required perhaps.

I've done a high round back alteration on my pattern and cut all the pieces out. Now to decide what fabrics to use as its a mix n match jobby so ideal for scraps....

DH has made cups of tea and is waiting for the garage to tell him if he can get the car back today or not.

Exciting news @Celia

I'm not sure if I'll be spraying waterproofing spray on my over trousers or sewing something new!
It is a warm sunny day so I suspect the trousers as its an outdoors job.

Thanks @Acorn, the instructions were fairly straightforward. I sewed the neckband from one front notch, across the shoulder seams and back to the other front notch from the right side (like I would a curved neckband). Then she has you flip the whole top over to the wrong side and do the section around the V (about 2.5 inches either side of the V). Once that's done on the sewing machine you can overlock inside for neatness (I did) and then topstitch to keep it all in place.
I might steal the neckline for my TNT top as I'm not sure the softness of the full sleeve goes that well stylistically with the sharpness of the V neck.

@WildAtlanticWay those are fab! I particularly love the pink and paisley one.