My favorite feature is the abridged version of directions! For those who have been sewing a while, being told "Sew this, then that, and then this" is sometimes all you want to know without reading through pages of directions. Or, if you like to print & read, simply printing that version would save a lot of paper. However, the pattern does have very great step by step, expanded directions suitable for a beginner with helpful tips on how to sew knits and more!
The garment itself? HOLY RUFFLES! That is what gives it the fabulous look, of course... but if one is a "I just cannot find the rotary cutter love" seamstress like me, and sewing for a size 12 child, this can be a hair pulling out moment. Totally worth it, though.
It's also a great way to use up some knit that you love the look of but it's too tissue thin or curly to be used in other methods! Definitely a pattern I'll be making again (and my 16 year old - too cool for everything - daughter has asked if it comes in her size!)