You can’t turn back the clock.

They say that you should never follow a fashion if you’re old enough to have worn it the first time. This nugget of good advice also applies to knitting patterns. My mohair jumper has now been converted into the shawl collar cardigan below:

 

It doesn’t hang very well on a hanger, and it’s not a pattern by Alaia, but it is more practical and has had several outings to date.

 

I’ve also unravelled another mohair mistake, knitted to an eighties’ pattern (wouldn’t you think I would learn?) that became a noughties’ drawer filler.   This time it was a kingfisher bolero with a frill around the edge. I know it sounds absolutely awful, but the main problem was the way it hung at the back, far too much ‘swing’. I was tempted to stick to another tried and tested v-neck, long sleeved, plain knit sweater, but I’ve decided to indulge myself and create a lacy stole instead. I’ll probably rarely (never??) wear that either, but at least I can knit whilst watching the TV without having to follow a pattern and, let’s face it, lacy stoles aren’t really subject to the whims of fashion.