August 8 - I got the exact fit I wanted. Very little positive ease - maybe 1-2”. I added one lace sections to the front. 3.75” sleeve length, 16” body length after blocking. Mattress stitch is still magical.

I’ve wanted to use this colorway for a summer sweater for a couple of years. The yarn base is beautiful - it’s a 52/24/20/4 silk/mohair/wool/nylon neps base. I can’t wait to get my swatch done!

The right sleeve served as my swatch - it’s blocked and dried - 22 sts/34 rows, so close to gauge. I am not concerned that I have 2 less stitches/4” as I bumped up a size, which I was afraid would be too much positive ease. So I “should” be good to go.