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2. Sweater - Wikipedia

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   A sweater (North American English) or pullover, also called a jersey or jumper (British English, Hiberno-English and Australian English), [1] is a piece of clothing, typically with long sleeves, made of knitted or crocheted material that covers the upper part of the body.

3. Sweater curse - Wikipedia

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   The "sweater curse" or "curse of the love sweater" is a term used by knitters and crocheters to describe the belief that if a knitter or crocheter gives a hand-knit sweater to a significant other, it will lead to the recipient breaking up with the knitter. [1] In an alternative formulation, the relationship will end before the sweater is even ...

4. Cowichan knitting - Wikipedia

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   The number of needles varies according to the size of the sweater, the weight of the yarn, and the length of the needle. [15] There is one extra for the knitting. For sweaters, the knitters always work in the round for a pullover, or back and forth in one piece for a cardigan.

5. Sweater vest - Wikipedia

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   A sweater vest (known as a tank top, sleeveless jumper, sleeveless sweater, sleeveless pullover or slipover in the UK) is an item of knitwear that is similar to a sweater, but without sleeves, usually with a low-cut neckline. They were popular in the 20th century, particularly in the 1970s in the UK, and are again growing in popularity in the ...

6. History of knitting - Wikipedia

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   The 1920s saw a vast increase in the popularity of knitwear in much of the western world. Knitwear, especially sweaters/pullovers became an essential part of the new fashions of the age for men, women and children, rather than mostly practical garments often associated with particular occupations (e.g., fishermen).

7. Hoodie - Wikipedia

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   A person wearing a pullover hoodie. The hooded pullover is a utilitarian garment that originated in the 1930s in the US for workers in cold New York warehouses. [8] The earliest clothing style was first produced by Champion in the 1930s in Rochester and marketed to laborers working in freezing temperatures in upstate New York. [9]