At last, I managed to get around to sewing up the jumper which I knitted last year using wool from an old ripped out jumper. I was really just practising to get back into the way of it again. I used to be quite an expert knitter but I gave up when I had my children because I just didn’t have the time or the concentration to do it.
As you can see the wool is a really dreary grey colour, but grey wool always makes me laugh as it reminds me of my granny. She thought that grey cardigans were useful for wearing around the house. Well I know what she means now as she had a Victorian house, as I have now, and they aren’t half dusty but I don’t suppose it shows up against grey!
This jumper was knitted mainly in rib but there is a panel in the middle of reversed stocking stitch. I don’t know why I did that other than that I was just following the pattern, but I don’t really like reversed stocking stitch.
Anyway, I used the Stitchcraft pattern, it’s a 1953 magazine which I bought from ebay. I adapted it slightly so there aren’t so many buttons in my version.
Honestly, it’s quite a normal shape but I photographed it on my bed and obviously it wasn’t flat enough!
I’ve discovered that knitting wool seems to have become really expensive since I last bought some over 20 years ago but I got some reasonably priced stuff, from ebay again and I’m hoping to do something a bit more attractive next time.
Very thrifty!
Wool is expensive, but you can get some bargains out there.
Hi Jo,
Unfortunately there isn’t a wool shop anywhere near where I live. The last one closed down years ago so I would have to go to Edinburgh, John Lewis is probably my best bet. There aren’t any markets in Scotland like the ones that they have in the north of England, which is a pain.
I think your sweater is lovely. Gray is one of those nice goes with everything colors. You could wear it with something bright and it won’t look dreary at all.
Stefanie, I really don’t mind the greyness of it. I’ve got red hair anyway so that adds a bit of brightness, but I like scarfs too and will probably team it up with one. I just didn’t want to chuck the old jumper out as it is pure wool and very warm, so I’ll probably be wearing it soon. I’m hoping to knit something more exciting next though.