Granny Rocks. A Crochet Jumper

Right, I’m gonna go way over the top with granny jumper pics and guess who doesn’t care?! Meeee, haha! I took them yesterday so I could put one up on Instagram, and I got carried away. I thought my love affair with the crochet granny stitch would have worn off by now. Nope! Still there. And this jumper is the bees blimmin knees. I won’t go on and on; I just want to show it off for a bit.

It is called the Granny Rocks jumper, and it’s by Claudine, of Iron_Lamb. Claudine’s crochet garments are stupendous. She has a real knack for knowing what looks good; her designs are current, colourful and amazing. The pattern is available to buy on Ravelry. I’d been eyeing it up for ages but kept telling myself that I already had granny jumpers and didn’t need another.

Eh, I wanted it, so I bought it. The shaping is completely different from other patterns I’ve followed, and I was curious as to why.  It also turns out I really like to see how other designers write out their patterns too (and thus, that was my justification for buying it!).

Granny Stripe Crochet Sweater

I used a different yarn from the one recommended and therefore needed a different amount. Remember, always check the label for yardage/meterage! I didn’t until after I’d ordered, and I needed nearly twice as much! This is Drops Merino Extra Fine DK, and it’s a pretty heavy yarn, heavier than the yarn in the crochet pattern. But it makes a smashin’ jumper, and I am super toasty right now (I’m never taking this thing off).

Something else you ought to know. I sort of didn’t obey every step of the instructions. I’ve made crochet jumpers before, and I felt confident enough to give the pattern a semi-skim read, which gave me a good understanding of what was what. I mainly went by the measurements of the schematic.

I cut a big corner doing that; risky, but it paid off. I missed a repeat off the arms and maybe off the length of the jumper too (I haven’t double checked).  I relied on measurements rather than the pattern because my gauge was different. I know that my granny clusters are tall and thin; therefore, if I stuck rigidly to the pattern, it wouldn’t look like it was supposed to.

I’ll be entering this into the Different Designer CAL and the Fortune Cookie CAL. Find out more about that on the next episode of the vlogcast, which I’ll be recording on Thursday. x

Right, I’m sharing some pictures…Honestly, it’s so much more fun to muck about when you’re not fussed about your face. I was having a good day! I wouldn’t ever attempt self-portraits on Ugly Day.

;p xxx