Red Short Puffed Sleeve Feminine Cardigan

It is time to talk about the torture is has been to make this, my first garment. I have been battling with it thus far, and I am now just going to have to force myself to talk about. It was a pleasure to make! I got the pattern itself from a book called Fitted Knits by Stephanie Japel, and is knit in the round from the collar down. I love circular knitting, it make a more collective picture of your progress. I used a yarn of slightly bigger gauge and I had to convert the measurements to fit my yarn. I love math....not. The sleeves are puffed and have a raglan arm hole, my favorite. And there is a small lace pattern on the bottom edging. I had one small problem when I made the waist too long and set everything off. I was trying to make it longer but I messed up the fit. I ended up turning under the bottom hem and shorting it. I have yet to take nice photos but here is what I have so far.