tea leaves // a short sleeved version

hooray! i finally finished my first ever hand knit adult garment. i actually finished it quite a while ago and did some fine tuning (frogged about 4 inches off the bottom, moved the buttonholes a bit and shortened the sleeves). And now, i'm more than happy with it. i love the short sleeves and it is perfect for the weather here (and will be perfect for all year round in Canada I'd say).











i had been wanting to make a tea leaves cardigan for awhile - tiny tea leaves originally, and i probably will eventually make a little version for my little daughter. but no more wool will be purchased this year, so tiny tea leaves will have to wait!

i used a somewhat rough yarn, cascade sport weight. after blocking it did soften up quite a bit. I'm not really affected by the itch of wool luckily, so this cheaper 100% wool did the trick.

Wool from here.

Pattern from here.