Way back in November of 2004, a sweater named Klaralund was born.

This pretty sweater was one of my favorites--snuggly, warm. However, it was sewn together poorly (I didn't understand matress stitch at the time) and the arms are about a mile too long. In fact, the arms were so bulky that I couldn't fit the sweater under my wintercoats, which severly limited the wearablility of Klaralund.

Over the past 2 months or so, I've been pondering an idea that would probably make a lot of knitters cry. Disassemble Klaralund and knit a new sweater. This idea started to take on more significance as the need to find a new apartment and be more frugal became more important.

Last Thursday while watching ER, I took the plunge. I don't know if it was the goofy plot of Abby and Luka's wedding that created the right level of insanity to start ripping, but rip I did. Well, sort of. You see I didn't get very far because Noro Silk Garden doesn't like ripping. Especially once its been in sweater form for over 2 years and washed many times and thus happily sticky with itself. The sleeves are off and one is ripped. The body needs to be taken apart still (my crazy and poor seaming skills of 2004 make undoing the seams horrid).

What new form will the Noro take on? It probably won't be another Klaralund. I was thinking of trying another top-down self-designed sweater (there should certainly be more than enough yarn!). But for now, I need to gather my courage and finish the ripping!

(Instead of the horrible Hollywood "The Reaping" movie, wouldn't a great horror movie for knitters be "The Ripping"?!)