The instructions have been rewritten to make them easier to follow.
Stripes are easy to add and by knitting the body longer, it's a dress.
Cables look good too but might want to add a stitch to each section you add cables to. 1 Directions Cast on 24 st. Connect and work in K1,P1 ribbing for 2-3 rounds. There are a total of 4 increase rows. The increases are worked raglan style, giving 4 seams lines.