The Jumper I've Been Knitting For Five Years,

[Tilly2]

is finally finished. (Kind lady at line dancing finished it for me)

The problem is it's now two sizes too big!

Are sloppy joes still in fashion?

[Barmaid]

Hot wash?!!!!!

[DTCwordfan]

in this cold weather, more than yes....!

[Tilly2]

BM, I can't put it in a hot wash it'll go funny.

I could test it out this week, DTC. I could wear another jumper underneath it. :-)

[Barmaid]

lol, I know. I accidentally put a former partner's very expensive jumper on a normal wash. Ooooops. It did shrink and it did go funny.

I think using it as an "over jumper" is the way forwards.

[Islay]

Over jumper instead of a jacket

[Tilly2]

It's lovely. It's teal blue and grey. The front is blue one side and grey the other side. The back is grey one side and blue the other side. One arm is blue and the other is grey.

I'm delighted that it's done. It will now be my overcoat jumper.

[Tilly2]

... no, over jumper is better. Thank you both.

[Tilly2]

BM, was it cashmere? The jumper you managed to ruin?

[Tilly2]

...and did you do it on purpose? :-)

[gness]

Leggings......a belt and a strategic scarf and your sorted...... :-)

[Tilly2]

Leggings? Never! Horrible nylony things. I can't do leggings.

[melv16]

You're!!! Tut tut:-)

[anneasquith]

Sounds like a battenburg cake :-)

[gness]

Nylon!!!! No.......leggings...proper leggings!

[Tilly2]

It is a Battenburg, Anne. A Battenburg jumper.

Gness, what're 'proper' leggings?

[nailit]

//Leggings? Never! Horrible nylony things. I can't do leggings//
I once had a girlfriend who was...how shall we say...'top heavy'. She used to wear leggings. She looked like an upside down triangle. I told her that as well. Funnily enough the relationship ended not long after.
Leggings look so stupid on a woman. (on a man too I suppose...)

[tonyav]

Hang on, I want to know what strategy the strategic scarf serves ?.

[gness]

I don't know, Tilly....I don't like leggings....but not nylon....there must be non nylon leggings......imaging the damage the sparks from nylon could do......... :-)

[Barmaid]

Lol, I cant remember what it was. And no I didnt do it on purpose. I didnt even realise it was there. He was angry for MONTHS. Wish I had done it on purpose now..... ;)

[gness]

Tony.....if you have lumps or bumps or a wrinkly neck or a too big bust a strategically placed scarf works wonders....same with a tubby tummy......a wide floaty scarf will cover a multitude of sins....x