Having made a number of knitted items for my family and friends this is the first official jumper I've made for myself and I'm so pleased it fits! My Textured Tunic with side buttons from Stephanie Japel is super soft and warm so I'll need to wait until it cools down a bit to make it wearable.
I'll feel a bit strange the first time I wear it in public, as I know all I'll be thinking about is what other people are thinking, something along the lines of "she's wearing a jumper she made herself...hmm". It's so difficult to look at something you've made and not see all the little sections as you remember making each part, but to see it as a jumper and trying to imagine seeing it in a store - at least I'm hoping I'm not the only one who thinks like this!
Anyway I'm really pleased with the way it turned out. With being tall I added length in the box stitch section and the lower stocking stitch panels and it seems to come to the right length. I found the grey buttons in All The Fun of The Fair which my artistically minded boyfriend helped me choose as I can't be trusted with styling colours!
