the hazards of sweater recycling
April 28, 2007
you’re likely to find one for yourself too! i own A LOT of sweaters. but, this beauty could not be left behind when amanda and i hit some thrift stores on friday. i am in love with the blanket-like quality of it, the beauty of the yarns (doubled!?! mohair i think) and who could resist all of that lovely fuzz? i’m also quite fond of the pattern even though there are dropped shoulders and a stretchy ribbed bottom. there’s a back shot here that shows the pattern pretty well.
speaking of sweater recycling, we are having a recycling day at my house on monday if anyone wants to join last minute.
i’ve also spent the last two days getting all of the recycled yarn ready to go to Little Campbell Native Nursery and Gifts. now the two brown paper bags full just need a good washing and some tags. i wasn’t supposed to have it there until mid-month, but they’re having an event and want to test the waters. more power to them!
and one last thing… i’ve a new by-line for my blog, a quai-quote from my thesis paper quasi-quoting Albert Borgmann on what it means when something is a focal practice (a practice that brings life back into focus from the distracted life we are lead into by our culture). it seems to me that it fits the blog better than ‘adventures in wool and life.’
have a great weekend!
what a fun find and love the pattern and colors too!!!! I need to go thrifting again has been a while not many good ones near me and then too $$ too!! maybe soon when school is out can head south again towards Columbus great ones there!!!! hugs Linda
Going to a sweater-recycling get-together would be fun! Of course, I’m a big dork, and my ideas of fun are vastly different from most peoples’. :p Still, I’d do it, if weren’t living on opposite sides of the country. :p
Nice sweater! Like the graphic quality of the colorwork and the size/shape of the collar. It looks very cozy :)
-K
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