ONE would be amazing. But F I V E? Yes. Count them!
When I first arrived in the Netherlands (from the USA) to marry Astrid, 15 years ago, I discovered her artwork portfolio from her NIMETO creative and technical school years (age 16-20) and immediately knew I needed to digitize all of it for posterity. You can see it at 'A' is for Astrid of All Trades, which I posted in November 2011.
Of all the things included in her creative repertoire is the first fisherman sweater she made long before I knew her, about 30 years ago.
She made it [#1] from sheep's wool on Texel island and wears it like an everyday sweater in winter.
I didn't see Astrid make that sweater of course, but I DID see her make the next four...with my own eyes!
In 2018 she made this teal sweater [#2] for me...
which I wore alongside hers in 2020 for our Christmas photo.
Just 2 days after her cataract surgery in January, 2023, she finished her red sweater [#3],
when she was still looking pitiful. By Valentine's Day, a month later, she was her delightful self.
At the end of the summer last year, she completed her mustard-yellow sweater [#4],
in plenty of time for this winter's unusually cold weather.
And soon thereafter, this past November, she started this burnt-orange sweater [#5] for me, which she finished a week ago today. I've already worn it 3 times!
If you have a retina screen, it may look red to you, but it isn't. To be honest, I don't do red!
The burnt-orange is MY color for red and is just gorgeous.
From 2018 and 2025, basically 6 years apart!
So, of course, I asked Astrid if she plans to ever knit another FISHERMAN sweater (she has knit 3 other non-fisherman sweaters for herself), to which she said probably not...except that she has always had a navy-blue fisherman sweater in the back of her mind. HA! I'll keep you posted!
But like I said, ONE would be amazing enough, right!!! But FIVE?!? I know. Count them!
[P.S. And, in case you wonder, she says she's not taking any orders!] :)
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