Three quarter length sleeves. Longer than a summer top. Cool looking. Casual. I can see it in my head on a much younger, trendier person who is in no way shape or form, ME. That's when I knew it was never going to happen.
In my head, the vision was of the lifestyle of this sweater with wide stripes. It is most assuredly not my lifestyle (The wide stripe sweater is on a dock surrounded by boats and is heading toward a trendy coffee shop). My lifestyle is knitting tops that might possibly look trendy on other people but to fit the me that is, here in the real world. I am never going to fall for the vision of a lifestyle rather than a garment again.
I used to. We all did and do. We fall for a dream and expect it to be a reality when we have the sofa, or house or makeup brand or car. In that dream, if we have that thing, we will have that life. There is nothing wrong with dreaming. We all do that too, but if we dream without adapting the dream to our own lives, we will forever be unsatisfied.
This is a summer top, not a top for indeterminate seasons. What my wardrobe needs is a couple more summer tops so summer top it will be. Besides I have only 2/3 of a skein of gold left. I need that for what ever the sleeves will be. (Hint: not 3/4 length)
Progress is not fast on this last bit of a sweater but I am still so thrilled when I switch the colours. I know it won't be set aside.
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