I found a cardigan at Reitmans in a lovely blue, but I wasn't that crazy about the style. The cardigan was most certainly not worth 50$ to me, or even half that. 10$, that's what I felt I would be willing to pay. I liked the length of it and how it looked with a long top layered under it. I checked for my size and they had only one left, marked at 20$. I examined it carefully and was thrilled to find a ton of problems with it, including a half dozen pulls. This was the worst defect:
I was thrilled because I knew I could fix it!
The manager said that she couldn't just give me the cardigan and that she'd sell it to me for 4 dollars, taxes included. Perfect!
So, I took it home, pulled out my knitting kit, tucked in all the pulls, and repaired the run:
It took less than 10 minutes to effect all the repairs.
The bit that still looks like its a run is just the stitch, stretched. I'll be able to reduce the effect when I reblock the sweater.
There is no way I could have knit that sweater for 4$!
I repaired two other cardigans of mine this morning and yesterday... I got through my darning pile! I'm completely up to date and I feel like I have a new wardrobe! LOL
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