I absolutely LOVE this sweater. The Fair isle pattern is so beautiful. It is, however, not the most perfect sweater I have ever made. Not because of the pattern, but due to my attempts to adjust it. Here are my recommendations:

The fit of the sweater, for me, is loose. If you are between sizes, like me, I recommend going down, not up, in size.

As I normally do, I thought I needed to add to the length. In fact, the pattern would have fitted perfectly. The sleeve gaps are deep, so my sleeves and body are too long. At some point, I may take off the ribbing, shorten the knit a little and re-knit the ribbing.

I recommend starting the knit ABOVE the ribbing, using a provisional cast on. Knitting the ribbing at the end will permit one to make sure the length is just perfect. A second benefit is that one does not have to cast on in this way. Fine tweed is a single ply yarn and has a tendency to unravel and break when casting on. I have had no breakage otherwise when knitting with this yarn.

I did this when knitting Moraig, another round yoke fair isle sweater by Marie Wallin, and the fit is perfect - see pictures.

For blocking, I recommend rinsing the sweater in water, pressing it between two towels, and letting it dry - NOT ironing as this will destroy the yarn structure. The yarn blooms beautifully when made wet and dries really quickly.

Even slightly oversized, I LOVE my Lovage and have been wearing it a lot already.

Gauge:
Plain: supposed to be 30 st x 40 rows = 10 cm
2,75

11/2 Yesterday I crocheted the crochet details and today I fitted them to the sleeves. Pictures to follow.

Crochet decoration: 24 + 1 ch = 11 cm

Pictures on Marie Wallin’s blog post from June 25, 2014. I have posted those from Lovage last here …