I have been making some progress on the jacket. I am just a few inches shy of the raglan shaping. I am clipping along because this is mindless stockinette and I am enjoying the yarn tremendously. This shows the fabric — just picture a bigger rectangle!
Because I am sizing this up — for two reasons: one, because I am larger than 40″ and two, because I want it to fit as an outerwear jacket — I have had to make changes to the pattern, but nothing too drastic. So far I am happy with the results.