Deconstruction

I went down to the thrift store the other day to poke around for some yarn. As usual, they had none. But I did find this:




It looks practically new except for the hole under the arm, which is just a weak seam. The yarn isn't damaged at all. Here's a closeup of the tag



A new cashmere sweater for under four dollars! It's a pretty chunky yarn, and incredibly soft. The sweater is a little big for me so I'll be unravelling it this week. The seams are crocheted and come undone as easily as unzipping a zipper. There's something strangely satisfying about unravelling sweaters; I just love reducing a garment to a pile of yarn.

I knit a few more inches on the back of wooly mammoth last night and I have to say, the more I knit with this Paton's Divine, the less I like it. The fabric feels vary plasticky, for lack of a better word. And forget about frogging anything. Once you've knit this up, that's it for life. It's not coming undone. I'm seriously considering working a few decrease rows, seaming up the back, and calling it a hat.

posted by Cheryl @ 12:07 PM