Tea Leaves Cardigan
Finished
February 26, 2010
March 24, 2010

Tea Leaves Cardigan

Project info
Tea Leaves Cardigan by Melissa LaBarre
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
me
42" bust
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
my homespun: merino/silk 3 ply, believed to be made from Ashland Bay Roving
Worsted (9 wpi)
purple, reds, white, blue, silver
Purple
Friedrich Traub Winterbach
Notes

A short time ago when going through my stash this batch of homespun fell into my hands.
Shortly thereafter I saw Tea Leaves and went through the finished projects on Ravelry.

I have been too lazy to remake the pattern after the pictures and bought the pattern instead. It seems exceptionally well written and very straightforward.

Gauge should be all right - so, as soon as Snowflakes in Cedarwoods was cast off I went ahead and cast on for this cardigan.

Tried it on yesterday (28. Feb.) seems to fit fine.
I don’t want it too tight so I can wear a layer or two beneath it. This will be a warm cardigan.

The yoke will be a bit dense, hope it will soften while being blocked.

After trying on the neck opening seemed a bit to wide - picked up stitches and added a few rows of garter stitch and bound of with a three stitch i-cord in purl.

Very nice to be able to finish the sleeves in the right length - hopefully the cardigan will not grow with washing.

Pictures will follow as soon as my photographer will be in the same time zone with me and my tea leaves.

A very enjoyable project, easy and fast, fits well and will be worn often :)

Weight: 513 g including buttons

Afterthoughts, August 2010: I love this cardigan! It is so soft and I could just live in it although it pills like crazy because the yarn is so softly spun. Will need a shave in the near future. I will need another one!!!

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  • Originally queued: February 26, 2010
  • Project created: February 26, 2010
  • Finished: March 24, 2010
  • Updated: August 27, 2010
  • Progress updates: 5 updates