Neat Knit

At the height of summer, I was doing a spot of op shop browsing with a friend during my lunch break. I don’t recall if I was keeping an eye out for anything in particular at the time, but I did find something I was not at all looking for: this fantastic grey wool jumper (sweater) by Australian label Country Road.

It was cosy and soft, featured a great cable criss-cross texture on the front, and was in excellent condition (apart from a few pills that I removed easily). I could not fathom what nitwit turfed this knit out! It was a classic neutral grey, the cable-with-a-twist not too outlandish or faddish – and so it ought to stand the test of time.

And of course the Irrefutable Laws of Op (or Thrift) Shopping decree that in summer one will find winter clothes, and vice versa, so one must make hay grow sheep buy wool when the sun shines!

I could not fathom what nitwit turfed this knit out!

A one hundred per cent wool jumper priced at a few dollars was nothing to sneeze at either; a decent quality knit will cost between one and two hundred dollars retail. In fact today I scrolled through Country Road’s current sale, and one cable knit jumper I admired was reduced to $172.

I have worn the jumper here with a denim skirt by Gerard Darel and a vintage black angora beret. Melbourne is fighting off yet another few tiresome days of Indian summer, but as soon as it is cool enough again, I’m looking forward to adding a pair of over-the-knee socks and heels and wearing this neat knit outfit!

Photo: Yesterday