Calling all Husheetas..you can never have too many coats..Winter 18

[Ellapaella]

Hello you lovely lot

Len that looks lovely.. I do like the effect of keeping the top the same and painting the rest. Thanks for the inspiration! I'm going to have a look in Aldi this weekend for paint.

Glad it all went well cherries - look forward to seeing your coat. I've had my teddy bear coat on this morning, I love it.

More beautiful furniture @len! Its really nice with the "natural" top. I'm inspired - but know how annoyed I got sanding and waxing a chest of drawers (8.5 months pregnant...so probably not the best time to take up a new hobby...) so haven't touched furniture restoration since.

@cherries - glad you went back for the coat in the end - even though it will now forever be your colonoscopy coat . It looks lovely and cosy.

@laskamerylly - it sounds as if your puffa was a brilliant decision in the end! Your outfit sounds grand. Hope your DM (and DF) are feeling better today.

Hope your busy afternoon is OK @Soy - and looking forward to seeing the blouse and dress!

On the Meryl front - I think I have a winner.. the XS grey came and it is still slouchy and big enough around the bum, but much less huge everywhere else. I love it. Phew! Can send the others back now. Turns out that the answer to the question "on which planet is a 12/14 an XS?" is "Planet Hush" - ah well. Of course, it would have been nice to see the XS in a pink too..

Oh yes sheep that looks great - very nice.
Love your slippers too.

Can anyone help with Skechers sizing? I want to order these.. I have quite wide feet and am usually a 6.5 but often have to size up to a 7 for width purposes. But the reviews of these all seem to suggest Skechers are quite a generous fit so I'm wondering if I ought to order a 6.5?

Just a quick check in before next work call (no Hush parcel yet )
@ella my Sketchers are made for wide feet!! True to size, if anything a tiny bit big without socks on but it depends on the style, in any case I’d be very surprised if you need to size up

They look lovely btw, go with your size!

not perfect XS Meryl! Lol at Planet Hush sizing

@Ella can I ask if you decided to keep or return the TS pink jumper? Was the neck very tight? I love a good cowl but hate a tight polo neck. Also what size did you go for and did you size down? Sorry for all the questions but it looked fab on you and I am looking for something similar.

Hi Miffy I've decided to send it back.. it's a lovely jumper and the neck wasn't tight just very high (right up to my chin) and I just know it would annoy me. It's a very warm jumper - perhaps a little too warm for places where there is central heatings. That's what's put me off.
Size wise I got a 10 and it's generous as it's meant to be oversized but I think I could have sized down with no problems.
I wear foundation most days and I think it might rub off on the high neck.

H & M have a lovely charcoal grey dupe.. I'll see if I can find a link.

https://m2.hm.com/m/en_gb/productpage.0645638003.html

This is really nice - very tempted https://m2.hm.com/m/en_gb/productpage.0662868004.html

Charcoal grey https://m2.hm.com/m/en_gb/productpage.0637667001.html

Thanks, Ella. I am in two minds. Am peri-menopausal and I also hate fabric around my neck but I also have a grá on me (Irish for love!) for a sloppy pink roll-neck jumper. I have a grey one from H&M and the neck is almost a cowl so I can get away with that, but if I am constantly fussing with the neck it will drive me mad. I would have the same foundation problem as you, too. I have one on the way from Zara to try out and the neck looks loose so fingers crossed.
The burgundy one you posted a pic of is lovely and prompted me to dig out an ancient one I have from Me+Em, in the hopes that I might stretch the neck a bit and wear it this winter.

I tend to layer clothes in work. The classroom I am in is very chilly in the morning, despite the central heating, as the building is over 100 years old! Then I am out on yard duty but ned a coat so have to remove heavy jumpers. Then the classroom is warm by lunchtime so I could get away with a t shirt. Le sigh. FWP and all that :D

H &M have some lovely knitwear in fact! I wish I hadn't just gone to look as now I'm very tempted by several things..

Thanks @SoyYo btw for your advice on the Skechers.. x

This is a less flattering view of the jumper Miffy - I think it’s in danger of being a bit bulky and shapeless from the side so probably need to size down if I was to keep.

OK, I will pass on the pink TS jumper. I have instead ordered a bunch from H&M (delivery and returns are easy peasy with them). Some lovely stuff, indeed, Ella. i ordered the grey jumper in cream and a beige one as well as the grey in a smaller size to compare (I bought the XL as it was the only one left and planned to change it for a M or L at some stage anyway).

These are my picks:
beige jumper: www2.hm.com/en_ie/productpage.0690618001.html

cream jumper:
www2.hm.com/en_ie/productpage.0663016002.html

and grey! The one I already own in XL:
www2.hm.com/en_ie/productpage.0663016001.html

Sorry what I meant in my garbled post above is that I bought the grey in XL in the shop last week, and hoped to change it for a smaller one. Fingers crossed the Medium is sloppy enough as the Large is OOS.

Good choices Miffy - a couple of others on this thread have the grey ribbed one and it looks fab.

What size are you @miffy2 ? I got the small and it's very oversized (in a nice way I think) I'm a 10

I've just ordered this https://m2.hm.com/m/en_gb/productpage.0676990003.html
I love the colour and I think it'll look great with coated leggings or skinny's and trainers.

@Ellapaella ! Love that! Dear god I need to stop spending money on knitwear though. Hope it's a cold winter so it feels justified 😂

Huff I am 12-14 depending on brand and in H&M I am usually a medium.

Ella that is a gorgeous shade.