It takes much longer to crochet a jumper than it does to sew a garment.  After all, you are making the fabric and shaping it and adding details all at the same time!

This is the Ceresia sweater, pattern by Linda Skuja of Eleven Handmade. She sells patterns on Etsy as well as Ravelry and through her website.

The yarn is Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply Tweed, in the shade Old Rose.

It took me a little while to get into the rhythm of the angled stitches and bobbles, as it often does when following instructions by a new-to-me designer, but once I was in the groove it was very satisfying to work. As you can see, it’s a relatively simple design with minimal shaping. BIG front and back, with slim sleeves to balance out the volume.  As is often the case with crochet, fibre choice makes a big difference to size and drape.

I crocheted the smaller of the body sizes, and possibly should have done a smaller sleeve option as well. This is still okay though. And gee, it’s warm to wear.

This won’t be the last time that I crochet an Eleven Handmade pattern – they have loads of interesting and unusual texture.