knitting to flatter

I am knitting the Cypress sweater from Knit to Flatter. (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cypress-cardigan).  I'm knitting it in stockbridge by Valley Yarns-in Dark Green. It hasn't started off particularly well. I start off with the left front. The ribbing is to be done in twisted rib. I knit the twisted rib for 2 inches. I hate how it looks. Rip it all out, start again. Plain ribbing this time. I like it much better. While I'm knitting the increases, I start thinking about sleeves-how I should cast on the sleeves so I can have easy portable knitting (there is a lace pattern on the fronts and back). Cast on the sleeves. Do twisted rib. Remember an inch later that I decided not to do twisted rib, rip back. Get 3 inches into the rib and start thinking about lengthening the sleeves-cypress cardy has 3/4 length sleeves. I don't know how to lengthen sleeves but Amy Herzog writes about how easy it is. Cool. I frog the sleeve. Work on calculations, try to figure out new number of cast on stitches I need, how many increases. Start to panic because I'm not sure I'm doing it right. frog everything, hide the extra needles.

That is where I am now. I have no confidence in my ability to modify the pattern, beyond changing the ribbing. I want someone to tell me "cast on this many" "now increase by _ every _ rows". So even though I don't want another sweater with 3/4 length sleeves, I am going to knit this sweater with 3/4 length sleeves, dammit. I'm going to knit it as per the instructions because I'm not comfortable with the idea of making a huge mistake that might turn me off from knitting this sweater at all. And I really do like this sweater! Also, I don't even know if I have enough yarn to have made the sleeves longer :/ So I frogged it for nothing.

I've been binge watching American Horror Story: Coven while I've been working through these knitting issues. I'm sad that I have only 2 episodes to go. Angela Bassett and Kathy Bates are fantastic. What will I binge watch now??