I did most the turn in items using nq fish soup to raise my cp, skipped the innovation step and most the time I was at 100% but sometimes I got as low as 70%,
http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen..._master_level/
so long as you meet the craft and control requirements this will work even with patricians, however you may fail more with bare minimum stats.
even if you fail though its ok as you can turn them in for more fish soup.
oh and I didn't use patricians as I full melded af gear before patch on all classes.
oh and I disagree I wuld go for the headgear first as it will help if your having problems.
