Hot Pink Stocking St Bolero with Rib Edges with Vivaldi and Alpaca from Garn Studio

This bolero is simply lovely. It is soft, flowy, and not itchy at all. The pattern is free from Garn Studio. It's using a combination of Vivaldi, which is a lace type yarn, and Alpaca, which is

It took me slightly longer to make than expected, around 11 days.
I was considering to make this in black colour, but, when I saw the hot pink colour, I just fell in love with it.
And the rest is history...

The sleeves are bat-wing type, you know, popular in the 80's era.

Up close look of the rib and the soft lace:

(Completed 21st May 10)