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Copy My Favorite Sweater - Custom Knit a Replica Sweater
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Has your
favorite sweater worn out from years of use,
from being squashed into a backpack or used as a
travel pillow? Is your cherished personal
heirloom sweater now little more than a faded
reminder of its past glory? You can put
new life into your old favorite by having a new
sweater custom designed to look just like the old
one. A replica sweater can be a faithful
reproduction of your old favorite, copying
the pattern and colors as closely as possible.
Often, it's possible to match the buttons, too.
Your new sweater will be knitted from 100% pure
cotton yarn, a medium weight cotton which is
soft and durable, and machine washable, to make
sure that it lasts for many years. Merino
wool is also available, for those of you who
prefer a wool sweater.
You can start by
sending me an email with a
photo of your old favorite, or a link to your
photo online. Or, you can Skype me (my
Skype name is sgfeltman) and let me see the
sweater. I will let you know right away if
it is something I can reproduce, and how much
the replica sweater
will cost.
Some of my customers are quite attached to
their old sweaters. Sometimes a
sweater was a cherished gift from a mother,
grandmother or beloved aunt, or was purchased on
a special vacation or worn on a honeymoon years ago.
Warm and comfortable, a knitted garment can
bring back powerful memories of happy times, of
simpler times. It's no wonder people don't
want to give these up.
A copy of a favorite sweater can make a truly
memorable gift. Do you know someone who
has a favorite old sweater? I once had a Canadian customer who worked with a
colleague who wore the same ratty old black
cardigan sweater every day, over every outfit,
while in the office. He decided she
deserved a new custom knit sweater for her
birthday, as a gift from several friends in the
office. When she was out at a meeting, he traced the
sweater onto a big piece of wrapping paper, mailed
the tracing to me, and I designed and knitted a
new replica of the black sweater for her.
She was absolutely amazed that the new sweater
was just like her old one, and fit her
perfectly. It was a memorable office
birthday celebration.
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The photo shown below illustrates how
a custom knit replica sweater compares
to its original. This customer had
a favorite old striped sweater which was
wearing thin
from years and years of use. It
was very faded and developing holes in
several places.
We chose colors that were very similar
to, but a little darker than, the
original old sweater. The
customer's worn-out favorite old sweater
is on the left, and the new custom knitted
replica sweater, in its richer, darker
shades of beige and brown, is on the right.
My customer was very happy to receive
his new replica sweater. Here's
what he said: “I just want
to say that you imitated the pattern of
the sweater flawlessly. I am so very
impressed. You managed to take the old
sweater and transform it into a new
sweater version. I am very impressed …
I
would wholeheartedly and without
reservation recommend you to anyone
looking for a custom-knit sweater.”
Andrew D.
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Recently, a gentleman requested a
crewneck pullover sweater with a large,
white polar bear design knitted into the
front. The original had been hand
knitted for him by his beloved
grandmother, who has since died.
It was a cherished childhood heirloom.
He told me that only now, as a grown
man, had he donated the sweater to
charity, and ever since had regretted
giving it away. He mailed a couple of
photos to me which showed him wearing
the sweater. Together,
we picked out just the right colors,
and recreated the polar bear and
snowflake design, to reproduce the exact
same sweater, only in a size which will
fit him now, as a grown man.
How can you put a price on something
like this? It's not something you can
find in a store. To most people, it just
looks like a sweater with a polar bear
design. But to this particular
gentleman, it represents Canadian
winters spent playing in the snow, happy
memories of good times with his
childhood friends. You can be sure that
each time he puts it on, it brings a
smile to his face.
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Here is another
example of a faithful reproduction of an old
favorite sweater. This customer wrote to
me saying that his cherished old sweater, which
he had owned for over a decade, was
literally falling apart from its years of use.
He could not bear to give it up, but it had been
mended so many times that it was too fragile to
wear any more. The buttons no longer
matched, since he had replaced them with
whatever he could find. This photo shows the old
favorite sweater:
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Here is the
new hand knitted custom design replica sweater. Note the
careful choice of colors, the reproduction of
details like the length of the cuffs, the
pattern at the borders, and asymmetrical the
placement of the buttons.
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The customer was delighted with
his new sweater. When he received it, he
wrote to me:
“I can hardly find
the correct words to describe this beautiful
sweater. It fits perfectly. The pattern around
the bottom and the sleeves matches exactly the one
in the original. The knitting is wonderfully
uniform and the stitching is invisible. The
colors are perfect and the yarn texture is sure to
guarantee a comfortably warm winter in years to
come. Susan, thank you very very much for
all of the time and effort you spent in creating
this wonderful reproduction of my beloved old
friend.” Michael R.
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I hope the styles on this page have
inspired you. If you or someone you know has a favorite old
sweater which has served its purpose well, but has seen
better days, you don't have to give it up.
Have a replica made - a custom knit sweater which
will be so close to the original that it will soon
take its rightful place as your new favorite old
sweater.
Replacing your favorite old sweater is easy.
Just send me an email and let me know what you
need, and we can get started. |
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