I started knitting this jumper after visiting my daughter in Canberra way back in May. The wool is from a frogged jumper and I wrote about it here.
The original piece of knitting was this one which was knitted in 2011.
It was a wrap that could be worn many different ways.
All was going well with the new jumper. I had knitted the main part of the jumper as far as mid abdomen and then I knitted a sleeve to make sure I would have enough wool to finish, if not I would be able to use a similar colour for the band at the bottom of the body. I then tried on the jumper only to find that it was far too big so I unravelled the lot and started again with a smaller size. That is why it has taken so long.
I am now almost finished. I just have to complete the bottom band. I thought I was going to run out of wool and I visited the wool shop to see if they had any similar wool but unfortunately no. I then thought I might have kept some left over wool from when I had knitted the original jumper and I was lucky, there was a ball and a half. I will have enough wool now to finish.
Obviously it is looking a bit crumpled as I still have to block it when finished.
It does look good on the dressmaking dummy.
Gippsland Granny 
It makes my heart sink to think you had to unravel it all and start again, but what you’ve got now looks wonderful.
Thank you Lorna. I will wait to see how it looks on my daughter. I think it may require further alterations.
Oh no, what a trial this one has been! Well done for persevering – it looks great!
Thank you Catherine. After blocking the jumper I am not so pleased with it as I think it has too much shaping on the sides but I will wait until my daughter tries it on and then decide what to do. I may have to redo the lower part of the body.