Back in November my work friend Tim was wearing a beautiful Aran cardigan, albeit a beautiful Aran cardigan which was full of holes. We got chatting about the cardigan as I was admiring the cables. Tim said his Gran had knitted it for his Grandad in the 70's and he enjoyed the continuity of wearing the cardigan, especially as his grandparents are no longer alive. Tim is also into sailing and wears the cardigan a lot on his boat, 'tis a very warm garment. I couldn't let this beautiful piece of knitwear stay in its holey state, so I offered to fix it for him. I took the cardigan home, which felt a little bit like taking the class pet home for the weekend, there was definitely an air of responsibility. On closer inspection, as well as a few large holes, there were several small areas of wear and tear all over the cardigan. I didn't count them all but I think there were about 40 in total. I didn't fix this all in one go - that way lies madness. I worked on t...
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