ROSEMARY | Fine knit with half sleeves

My skin reacts to almost every knit I own. Three weeks in this one and nothing.

Wool goes in the donation bag first. Then the sweaters that seemed fine in the store and turned out to itch at the wrists by lunchtime. What is left for a lot of women is a small pile of cotton tees and the feeling that knitwear is simply not for them anymore. Rosemary is a fine knit with a silky surface, which is the part that decides whether a sweater is wearable against bare skin or not.

The yarn is light and smooth rather than fuzzy, so nothing sits against the neck or the inside of the arm and works away at it. The sleeves stop at half length, which keeps the warmest part of a sweater off the forearm entirely. The neckline is a wide scoop, so it does not press at the throat. The body drapes rather than clings and narrows very slightly at the waist, so there is shape without pressure.

Why women our age keep coming back to it

• It is smooth where a knit usually is not. The fine silky yarn means no scratching at the neck or the wrists, which is the whole reason most sweaters get given away.
• Half sleeves for the in-between months. Covered shoulders, bare forearms. Warm enough for a cool morning and not a burden by the afternoon.
• A wide scoop instead of a close neck. Nothing sits against the throat, and there is room for a necklace to show.
• It runs to 5XL in the same shape. The gentle taper at the waist is there at the top of the size range too, so the larger sizes are not just wider.

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How it fits

Relaxed and drapey, in S through 5XL. Your usual size gives you the fit in the photos. If you are between two, take the larger one, because the drape is what makes this look the way it does and a close fit turns a light knit clingy. The returns below cover it if the size is wrong.

30 days to change your mind

Wear it for an afternoon and see how your skin gets on with it. If it is not right, send it back within 30 days for a full refund. No restocking fee and no conditions attached.

A few recent reviews

I have eczema on my arms and this is the first sweater in years I can wear without a long sleeve under it. Lucille B., Gilbert

The half sleeve is exactly right for spring here. Warm in the morning, fine by noon. Trudy E., Chandler

Ordered the 3XL and it still has a waist to it. I did not expect that. Ardith N., Springfield