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Sweater Curse

June18

by tamdoll

knitdisaster
Caption under this in my photo album said:

“The 1st (& last) sweater I knit for Scott.”

Ever hear of the sweater curse? From what I recall, it’s that if you knit your boyfriend a sweater then he won’t be the one you’ll marry. Well… I knit him a sweater in 1989 (I found this picture while looking through my college album) and we’ve been married for 18 years! Maybe I averted the curse by him never actually wearing it.

I remember knitting this and at the time, my mom told me to make the arms bigger than the pattern called for. Well, I sure did. And you know what? In all these years, I’ve never knit him anything else.

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11 Comments to

“Sweater Curse”

On June 18th, 2009 at 5:00 pm amanda_1981 Says:
LOL That’s awesome. Good advice, Mom!
On June 18th, 2009 at 8:14 pm Heather from DollarStoreCrafts.com Says:
Love the photo!
On June 18th, 2009 at 10:09 pm K Says:
That picture is too, too cute!
On June 19th, 2009 at 1:14 am Emma Says:
That’s brilliant! True comedy :D
Just the sort of useful advice mums give that turns out horrifically xD
Glad to know you didn’t scare him away!
On June 19th, 2009 at 7:15 am Mary Says:
You married Godzilla?!?!

lol. Sorry. The sleeves crack me up.

Mary’s last blog post..Walk of Shame. Or rather, Run of Shame.
On June 19th, 2009 at 7:47 am Fraeulein Says:
Mom apparently thought your future husband was the strong man at the circus.
I made a bathrobe for my husband – the sleeves are super long.
On June 20th, 2009 at 7:03 am Dryerlintdog Says:
If his arms were that long, he would be the only human who can reach a drive -n ATM without hanging halfway out the car window. A useful attribute.
On June 20th, 2009 at 7:05 am Dryerlintdog Says:
er, drive-in ATM. Nice sweater for an orangutan.
On June 22nd, 2009 at 4:26 pm Bianca Says:
Wow. If his arms were that long, his knuckles would probably drag across the ground when he walks. Hmm – maybe you could donate it to the local zoo to keep the gorillas warm at night?
That’s a classic – thanks for the chuckles. I need to start taking pictures of all the fails I have lying around the house!
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On February 10th, 2010 at 3:59 pm akamat Says:
Too Funny! I have knitted so many things that have had some quirky trait to them. I hated knitting the gauge. You learn after a while.