My New Jumper, my wife loves my :)

**Standard** · 21st February 14, 07:37 PM

Proof that my wife loves me. My new cable knit jumper that she has been working on for (a very) long time. It's 100% wool, fits great, and will serve me very well for years to come. Plus, it was made with love. It was a smash at the pub this evening. Everyone was asking about it, and needless to say I'm well chuffed.

**mookien** · 21st February 14, 07:44 PM

What a beautiful sweater! The color looks so different in each picture - earth tone in the first, green in the second. Congratulations to you on the sweater, and especially to your wife.

**Downunder Kilt** · 21st February 14, 07:48 PM

Fantastic looking jumper Standard, love cable knits. Your wife is a talented knitter. Cheers

**Elf** · 21st February 14, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by Downunder Kilt

Fantastic looking jumper Standard, love cable knits. Your wife is a talented knitter. Cheers

I agree. A well balanced pattern. Here's to many years of happy wearing.

**sydnie7** · 21st February 14, 08:06 PM

That's fabulous and a huge amount of work indeed! Nicely done to both of you.

**ASinclair** · 21st February 14, 08:19 PM

Very smart look, Standard. And that sweater is gorgeous. Your wife is definitely a keeper.

**piperdbh** · 21st February 14, 08:51 PM

The Knitters of XMTS send our congratulations to your talented Mrs., and we're wondering what yarn and needle size she used.

**Highlander31** · 22nd February 14, 12:36 AM

Very nice. I've always liked the look of cable knit sweaters. Your wife is quite talented.

I suspect your grandchildren will be fighting over it, many years from now.

**okiwen** · 22nd February 14, 12:52 AM

Bothering me so I had to go look.

Jumper vs Sweater
Without going into semantics or the origin of the words, it can be said that both jumper and sweater refer to pieces of clothing, preferably warm. Especially a sweater, as the name implies is a woolly garment that is either button less or has buttons and needs to be worn by placing hands inside sleeve. A pullover is a type of sweater that has to be taken off by pulling it over your head (to wear it you need to pull it down your head and place your hands inside sleeves. But we are here to find differences between a sweater and a jumper, right?
Jumper is a word that is used more commonly in Britain, while sweater is more common in US. However, there is a fundamental difference between a jumper and a sweater as one can wear a jumper over a sweater. A jumper is more often than not an outfit that is worn by small girls or ladies and rarely by men. The most common example of a jumper is the kind of dress worn by little girls in their schools. It is sleeveless and worn over a blouse or a shirt. It is knee length and thus, it can be worn without the need of a lower though stockings or socks are generally worn by girls. The point to remember is that a jumper is sleeveless and collarless and is usually worn over a shirt or a blouse though in glamour world, actresses wear it as a complete dress. A jumper needs to be put on like a pullover though, there are sweaters that can be zipped or buttoned. On the other hand, a jumper never is front open and has to be pulled down your head to wear it.
A sweater on the other hand, is a knitted garment that is made from the wool of a sheep and available in many shapes and designs. It can be sleeved, sleeveless, collared, V-neck, round neck, zipped, or even buttoned. A sweater is mostly worn to provide warmth, whereas a jumper is made of cotton fabric most of the time.

Now I did an image search and could CLEARLY see little difference. So, there you have it. Solved. We are ALL confused.

**Standard** · 22nd February 14, 06:13 AM

Thanks for the kind words guys, I'll definitely pass them along to Mrs. Standard.

The colour does seem to change a bit depending on the lighting. Although the camera might have picked up a bit more dramatic of an effect than does the eye.

As per the yarn and needle specifics I'll ask her this morning and post here.

Okiwen that article did a fine job of completely confusing me! Here in the US from what I've always been taught jumper and sweater are clearly two differing items with the former being a type of ladies dress, and the later being an item worn by both men and women to keep warm made out of heavy wool or cotton yarn. There is also the sweatshirt to be thrown into the mix just to muddle up the issue even further! I've always heard the lads from across the pond refer to the garment that I am wearing as a jumper here on XMarksTheScot. In addition a very good friend of the family whose parents still live up in York wrote a quick message to her father on FaceBook to be sure to show mother my new jumper. Here in the US I'll keep referring to my new wool sweater just to be on the safe side!