My last project was a little fisherman sweater for Onni, a Finn toddler with a lot of sisu. I did and undid this project a couple of times – once I unraveled the body because I tried to knit in a way that instead of making me more efficient gave me tension problems (I was halfway through). It took me forever to re-wind the balls but was so happy I decided to do it.
Another critical point was when I was halfway through the second sleeve and I realized I should stop increasing at 92 stitches. Maybe even 88 would have sufficed. The reality was rather different than what the pattern suggested: the sleeve holes were too small to accommodate the seaming of 116 stitches of sleeve circumference and I did not want a puff sleeve on this sweater. So, I unraveled the other completed sleeve until I got 92 stitches and re-knit it for the suggested length. They still ended up slightly too wide but the situation was not as extreme as before.
There were a few wrong figures in the stitch count of the tab and collar. What the pattern asks one to do is not like what the sweater looks like in the picture. I also disliked the fact that no indication was given as to when the steeks should be cut. Overall the pattern experience was not a pleasant one and that seems to be the general case with nordic patterns. I had a similar experience as I knit the MOA sweater just before I knit this one. Similar construction