First, the thank you. Although there weren't many comments posted to the blog, I did receive an incredible amount of truly useful input on repair solutions for my great grandfather's sweater. Knitters, you are amazing people. Thank you for the generosity of the time you spent thinking about this sweater, and offering what you could for its preservation. I received an offer to do the repairs from an amazing knitter for whom stranded work is a profession and a passion (I don't want to blow her cover, as I didn't ask her permission to post her name before writing this morning). Her offer has meant the world. I can do stranded knitting, and I know that the repairs are not out of line with my skill set, but she has skills beyond what I can currently do. I am over the moon, and there will never be a way to thank her that reflects how grateful I am.
It's probably going to push this blog an icky step toward sickly sweet, but I thought I'd share one more treasure with you. This sweater is also from Grandma's closet. She knit it when she was a girl. It is Norwegian wool with a tiny bit of something mohair-esque in it.The fabric is very firm (did everyone knit with a freakishly tight gauge then?) with no sign of any kind of damage. The buttons appear to be resin. This would have been knit in the late 1930's - very early 40's. Grandma married my grandpa in 1944 so the late 1930's is more likely. My grandmother was so tiny! I think the sweater would fit a 10 year old these days.
 I'm glad Grams put a note in with this sweater. Aunt Tina's full name was Berenthine Amanda Aase. She was Great Grandma's sister and also from Egersund, Rogaland, Norway. I can't help but wonder if Grams worked on this sweater while Great Grams knit Great Grandpa's?  Here she is today. Still beautiful! |  It's nice to put a face with a knitted piece.Here is Grams. She is 94 now. We used to have a great time doing crafty things together. I learned how to knit washcloths from her when I was 13. |
Have a great weekend, everyone! If YOU have a knitted treasure somewhere, we'd love to hear about it!
Kimberly
Kimberly
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