tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post5594568665434792528..comments2023-05-16T01:55:32.822-07:00Comments on Crumbs From the Corner: Adventures in Woolgathering: The SweaterPhyllis Hunt McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-38292801086738737822008-10-29T12:41:00.000-07:002008-10-29T12:41:00.000-07:00Texican, now THAT is something I didn't think of, ...Texican, now THAT is something I didn't think of, but very original. Bonus points for that ;)<BR/><BR/>Barb, I think it was a very good quality wool, which stretched out and adjusted to his shape. That's all I can think of. He probably wore it just often enough to keep it intact but to let it stretch just a little each time.<BR/><BR/>Steve, I bet it does too. He'll have it for as long as it Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-42986035741298972792008-10-29T06:22:00.000-07:002008-10-29T06:22:00.000-07:00I bet the sweater grew because it was made from ya...I bet the sweater grew because it was made from yarn from that special, Grandmother's only supply. Usually they are in colors that are not found in nature, and perhaps nowhere else on Earth. My grandma's specialty was crocheted blankets and they were unaccountably warm as well. Fashion be darned, they were made with love via arthritic fingers. We all received them as kids and kept them for Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321669832342684214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-51898320869693544992008-10-29T05:35:00.000-07:002008-10-29T05:35:00.000-07:00Not only practical, but I'm sure wearing it gives ...Not only practical, but I'm sure wearing it gives him lots of nice memories and feelings.<BR/><BR/>SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-78929881271686133742008-10-29T05:17:00.000-07:002008-10-29T05:17:00.000-07:00Okay, here's my question ... how the heck did the ...Okay, here's my question ... how the heck did the sweater grow with him over 20 years???? Maybe woven with a little fairy dust???? BarbBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653940993739799006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-2126000504572909432008-10-28T19:39:00.000-07:002008-10-28T19:39:00.000-07:00I thought you were going to tell us he was wearing...I thought you were going to tell us he was wearing a sweater made from the hair he had cut off. It was a great story anyway with a nice moral. PappyPappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118854996343714131noreply@blogger.com