December 26, 2011

The First One

This is the first sweater I knitted. I've been knitting for a long time.


Suburban Chicago, Spring 1968. I knitted this sweater in a light, teal green wool. My Mom remembers that I ripped it twice before I got it right. She claims I cried for several days each time we unraveled it. I remember that learning to rip a sweater was the most imporant lesson I took away from this project.

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