sweater

I have been working on this sweater all spring and summer I like the rouched detail on the sleeve.  There will be rouching on the sides also.  It fits really big right now I am hoping it will shrink the first time it is washed.  The swatch shrank some.  If not I will rip and knit a sweater that does fit right.  I have a couple favorite patterns and I may just stick with them in the future.  The bottom of the sleeve eye is about 5 inches lower than where it should be.  Why does knitting sweaters have to have so many variables? Yarn, needles, guage, mood, coffee, wine, humidity, lack of humidity, instructions, the list goes on --Ann--