One of the things I want to do before I die is to make a sweater that I can actually wear. In case that made any of you think Is there something Andy hasn't told me? Let me tell you that yes, I did get an estimated expiration date on Friday. It was a little bit of a shocker.
I was talking to a guy about a retirement account and he drew a time line and put my age (43) at one end, my estimated retirement date (65) towards the end, and then at the end of the line he wrote 76. He said, "For Western males, it's 76." And then he added, "Well...76 to 79. For Western women, it's 82." My first thought was, Really...I don't even get eighty years?
So according to his estimation, I have around 33 years to complete a sweater. I started a Tomten jacket, but it is so much knitting, and the yarn got so heavy that I took a break to do some gloves and the sweater is still on a break. These cables and diamonds are keeping me much more entertained - and that's sort of what it's all about.
And when it's finished, I'm going to steek it. Yes, I'm going to cut it up the front and add a button band. I'll keep you posted.
1 comment:
That is beautiful...if only I had the knitty talent to produce such a sweater. I have just learnt to do basic cable but 2009 is the year I will produce a wearable sweater for myself (yeh well I said that for 2008 but lets not get pernickity ,right?). Well done look forward to seeing more pics as the knit progresses.
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