Crochet Jumper

See, I knew if I wrote a list of my outstanding projects I may actually finish one and it worked!  Over the last couple of days I have finally finished my first crochet jumper.....and possibly my last :(

If I saw this jumper in a shop I would not give it a second glance, if I actually tried it on I would never buy it as it is so poorly fitting and yet this is what I have ended up with.


I used a pattern from the book "Crochet in no time" by Melody Griffiths, it was taken me a couple of years complete.  The pattern was the Frill-Edged Sweater.  I used SMC Select Brioletto yarn in burgandy which was a blend of Wool (60%) and Polyester (40%). It wasn't quite the same as what the pattern asked for but close enough.

Unfortunately I had really poor tension and was utterly rubbish at following a pattern so the jumper looks nothing like it is meant to, the neck is too big, the jumper too wide and the length not long enough.  All that combined with ridiculously shaped sleeves and the jumper is barely wearable.

I say barely wearable as despite all its faults I have put too much into this jumper not to use it so it will be my slop around the house sweater.