For a fleeting minute I considered ripping it apart and harvesting it for its wool. Then, I remembered: it must be a steeked cardigan. I checked inside, and sure enough: the front cardigan opening was created by cutting up the front of a knit-in-the-round tube, then the button bands were added and the seam was covered with a knit facing. That means if I frogged this sweater, I'd have as many strands of one-row-long yarn as there are rows in the cardi.
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Are you starting a collection?
If you were considering harvesting the wool, perhaps you aren't in love with this one? I wonder what a mild overdye would do - perhaps lessen the reindeer impact yet maintain the charm of the handknit. If it didn't work out, you could still harvest the buttons.
That said, the sweater as it is looks fine to me.
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