My New Jumper, my wife loves my :)

[Highlander31]

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]

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]

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!

[Panache]

What a wonderful gift! My compliments to your talented wife.

Cheers

Jamie

[MNlad]

The next one she makes should go much quicker now that she has the basics of the cabling down pat.

Only if you're a very good boy.

Your wife is one very talented knitter, and you're one very lucky guy.

[tulloch]

That is a fabulous job. Congratulations. When I can do something like that I will have considered myself arrived as a knitter. Wow. Good for her.

[unixken]

Standard - Looks like your Mrs did a wonderful job!
I can relate to a nice hand made cable knit aran sweater...

[okiwen]

Ok. I can go with "sweater" too. I thought that I'd learn something from researching the difference. I was wrong. However, yours is very fine indeed. Thank you for the pictures.

[CMcG]

That sweater is gorgeous! Looks great with the kilt too

[BCAC]

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.

Where on earth did you do your research?

I was born and raised in Scotland and what you would call a sweater, I would call a jumper and I've never heard a sleeveless schoolgirls dress called a jumper.

We were always told as kids "if yer cauld, put yer bluidy jumper ahn".

Edited to add: Nice jumper, Standard, and yes, your wife is very talented.