This is quite possibly the oldest UFO I have in my stash. It is nearly 20 years old! How do I know?
Well, I know approximately when I bought the yarn. My then boyfriend (who also got a really nice fisherman's sweater in the same yarn and no, we didn't break up then, we broke up much later) had friends with a summer house near the woolen mill Östergötlands Ullspinneri.
I remember that I asked to be driven there. We had no car of our own, nor any licenses. It was a great visit, before they got "famous". We were shown around the mill and saw the prototypes for the baby blanket with the lambs. I bought yarn. Of course. Among others, this Visjö in a light grey shade.
The pattern is from Elle. That also helps me date the knitting, since Elle no longer has knitting patterns in their issues. (I even have a really old and crinkled-up French Elle pattern somewhere!)
In any case, this is my UFO for January. Although, I must admit I seriously doubt I will actually do anything about this knitting. Somehow I like the idea of it as a time capsule. Also, the arms are knit on needles 2,5mm... Just not so tempting.
