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My Daughter's Drawing Worked into Crocheted Jumper for Christmas Jumper Day

I made this for my 8yr old daughter, Lana

Created by: LoopsandLil

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    Every year school celebrates Christmas jumper day. I don't like the idea of buying cheap jumpers as I don't know who made them, what the conditions of the workplace were or how much the person was paid to make the jumper. I decided to make my daughter a jumper this year. I started by asking her to draw a picture of what she wanted on the front of her jumper and then I photocopied this onto a sheet of squared graph paper (1cm squares). We then watched over the days as her picture became part of her jumper. To work collaboratively with my 8yr old has been gorgeous and it's given her insight and confidence to experiment and believe that things can be made! I've included a photo showing my daughter's original drawing and the photocopy from it. She was VERY particular about colours and design and was really involved with placing the pom poms and bead. She came up with the idea for the ear muffs, which was genius! This project pushed me to expand my crochet boundaries too which is great!

    Yarns

    Needles & Hooks

    • Crochet Hook 3.50mm (US 4)

    Accessories

    • Stitch Markers
    • Tapestry Needle
    Other : A recycled gold bead was used for the 'clapper' of the bell. Pony stitch markers helped me to stay on track when working the large arm holes at the side of the jumper. My daughter and I went crazy with our clover pom pom makers and made 3 which we used fo

    Measurements

    Notes: This was made as a custom fit for my 8yr old daughter and I used her as a guide so it worked out well!

    Tags

    Craft

    Crochet

    Skill Level

    Advanced

    Status

    Complete
    Started on: Dec 9, 2016 Finished on: Dec 14, 2016

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