The beginning:
I have dyed up 1250 yds of worsted wt. wool.  Shades of green, lots of khaki and olive with a touch of blue.  Not as blue as it looks in the picture.  Already I've made two changes to the pattern.  I wanted my neck to be a bit smaller so I went down three needle sizes for the first 5 rows.  The button holes will be bigger, instead of a k2tog, yo, one stitch version, I've changed it to a two stitch buttonhole.  There will be five buttons, and they will be bigger.  I think I have my buttons.  Wouldn't that be nice.

Approximately 1000 yds. of 2 ply handspun worsted wt.  I spun as I knit. 
Needles #7US
Mods: I lengthened the sleeves and body by a couple inches.  The button band is wider.  Cuffs, collar and button band were knitted on needles 3 sizes smaller than the body. 

I'd like some better pictures.  The color was so far off that even photoshop couldn't make it right.

A quick trip to Barnes & Noble and I have a copy of the winter Knit.1 magazine.  I've been waiting for Melissa LaBarre's Garter Yoke Cardi pattern to be published.  There was a month or so between the time that I first saw it and the time when the pattern would be made available, plenty of time to dye some worsted wool in shades of green.  

Check it out on Ravelry.   I'm thinking not so many buttons.