I’ve got my Carnaby reknit, my Ripple 4-ounce challenge, and this coat I’m dreaming of. Then I get to play with this:
It’s Kid’s awesome vintage Superman sweater. The restoration is more to preserve its lifespan than it’s aesthetics. The runny sleeves actually look pretty cool, but they’re only going to get worse. There are about 10 small holes in the body–I think I can just darn those. But the sleeves are impossible.
My plan is to remove them entirely and then knit them back into place, spit splicing all the breaks. Kid agreed that he’d be fine with the sleeves getting about an inch narrower overall. I think that will give me enough extra yarn to make up both the distress and to darn the holes in the body.
I think it will be a really fun project, and I want it done in time for any fall/winter touring.
My pre-restoration queue sounds pretty heavy, but it shouldn’t be too bad because 1) Carnaby’s already designed & just needs to be reknit. And it’s a simple enough pattern that it whips right up without much brain power; 2) Ripple is only 4 ounces–how long could that take? Assuming my math is solid and I don’t have to rip it much, that should be a quickie; and 3) the coat is to be made of superbulky, so it will probably be faster than a sweater. So I’ll be patching up Superman in no time!