Tuesday 8 July 2014

Hooray! Tiffiany jumper

I have finished my Tiffany Summer cotton Jumper. 



I started it on 21st May. It was really easy so I could pick it up and put it down when it suited me. 



The pattern is from Classic Cafe book one by Rowan Yarns. A beautiful book of totally wearable garments. I have made four things out of it and my mum has knitted a really fabulous complex cable pattern crop cardigan from it too.


I used 14 balls of Twilleys Freedom Echo a 100% recycled cotton made from jeans and t-shirts. It is not stretchy but it feels really soft and strong.I got it from Black sheep wools, it was £1.99 a ball but it has low yardage.I made it on 3.5mm hook to get the right tension. My first attempt was huge although it is supposed to be quite a sloppy jumper style.



Right, guess what? I have to fish out that Miette cardigan now and really get concentrating, it can't hide under the sofa forever.

Have a great week everyone. Jo x

19 comments:

  1. Great jumper, well done! Love the colour too :-)
    Have a happy day, xx

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  2. Love the colour, it really suits you. Have a great day.

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  3. That really is totally wearable and great for your weather too. The cotton looks lovely and soft.

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  4. That is such a lovely pattern and colour and it looks nice to wear too. Not used this wool before but it looks very nice.

    Mitzi

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  5. Pretty jumper! I love the recycled fiber!:::Silvia

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  6. It's turned out lovely Jo! I have never attempted any crochet garment before, seems too big a venture! I just love the yarn you used, both the fact that its from recycled jeans, and of course, the lovely denim blue colour.

    Gill xx

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  7. Superbe! I love the colour and it looks!
    Be proud to wear your jumper!
    Lucie xxx

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  8. It's really lovely Jo and you look great wearing it too.
    Marianne x

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  9. This is a lovely jumper Jo, perfect for a summer's evening. I am quite intrigued by the yarn you have used. I might buy some and replicate the my daughters cardigan (which I managed to shrink to Barbie doll size last week).

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  10. Jo that is a super piece of knitwear, you are lucky to be able to knit...not my strongest point....bestest d x

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  11. You did a fantastic job, I love it. And you will love the Miette when it is done, fish it out and get busy.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  12. You've done a lovely job with it Jo, I do like the wee bobbles around the neckline and the colour is very nice too - enjoy it, you look great in it! xoJoy

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  13. Well done, Jo! I love what you made and admire how quickly you made it. xx

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  14. Perfect jumper for cool English summer days (like today!). I really like the look of that yarn...Chrissie x

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  15. oh, such a perfect thing for the summer. i have never owned a summer cotton knit jumper - i'd like to change that, now I've seen this :) a beautiful yarn too!

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  16. Great jumper! You made it really quickly too! Maria x

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  17. It's very lovely Jo ... I love that the yarn is eco friendly too ... Bee xx

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  18. It's just gorgeous. The shape and colour suit you so well. It must be so satisfying to make a garment like this. x

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