It has to come undone.

I knitted this cardigan a couple of years ago but it shrunk slightly when I washed it.  (I did not put on weight!!!)

It is just too uncomfortable to wear anymore.  I could give it away but pure wool is so expensive these days I think I need to unpick it, wash the wool again and then start again.

Bendigo Woollen Mills is the source of most of the wool I knit with.  It is good quality Australian wool produced locally and although not cheap is affordable.  I have an order in for some wool to knit up for next year.  It was on special but the wool for a sweater will still cost $70 and just a few days later I see it has all sold out.  (Looks like there are other knitters out there.)

It has taken me a life-time to realise that I really should plan my knitting a year in advance and not try and get a whole garment finished in the couple of months before winter hits.  It has to be said that in years past there was no air-conditioning and it was too hot to knit in summer but I now have air-con and I can knit summer or winter.

Now that I am retired I find that the pressure to complete things in a short time line is gone.  I think I must be slowing down?

Comments

[Queenie Patch]

Oh, such beautiful wool. I bet it is nice to touch and knit with, too.
Unravelling is also relaxing, so if you have the time, why not enjoy slow ripping and re-knitting that cardigan?

[Carolyn Foley]

The fun part will be choosing a new pattern for the wool.

[Rachel]

The difficulty I find is that the repetitive actions cause joints and tendons to tighten up. I'm having to slow down!