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I've made a couple of jumpers recently - one as a present and one for me to keep. The Wonder Woman sweater was received well, although I wasn't terribly pleased with the yarn I chose (good colour, but not really the chunky weight it was sold as) and it knitted up much more sloppily than I intended, despite having done a gauge square.
On the other hand, I'm absolutely delighted with the sweater I made for myself. The pattern doesn't have a name, only a number, but I got it as a freebie from Deramores with a yarn that was on offer. It knits up quickly, and would have been even quicker had I not failed miserably to change needles at an appropriate point when knitting the front and done 100 rows of pattern at the wrong gauge (DOH!). Frogging that back and restarting probably added 20 hours of knitting. Still, it's all been worth it and considering that I was using a variegated yarn, I'm particularly proud of having got the sleeves to match beautifully.
On the other hand, I'm absolutely delighted with the sweater I made for myself. The pattern doesn't have a name, only a number, but I got it as a freebie from Deramores with a yarn that was on offer. It knits up quickly, and would have been even quicker had I not failed miserably to change needles at an appropriate point when knitting the front and done 100 rows of pattern at the wrong gauge (DOH!). Frogging that back and restarting probably added 20 hours of knitting. Still, it's all been worth it and considering that I was using a variegated yarn, I'm particularly proud of having got the sleeves to match beautifully.