Light Pink Ramie-Cotton Sweater

You know, I just realized that I look nice and warm in that photo.........I wasn't though. It was definitely coat weather. Though the gloves were keeping my hands warm.........or at least the palms of my hands.
I really like the feel of knitted ramie-cotton. Not nearly as itchy as wool can be, or at least this sweater isn't. Super comfortable. I really like the neckline on this sweater,
the short collar that kinda stands up and the all the little buttons going down the front. I also like how there is the two rows of cable stitch down the front and down each arm. I don't know exactly why, but sweaters that have some kind of waist band almost always appeal to me more, verses those with no waist band. The ones without often seem frumpy.
Usually a person might want to avoid wearing colors that are close to there own skin tone, or worse, in my case, something that might be a little more tan then my own skin tone, thus making me look pale-er, and vice-versa. The pink color of this sweater is pretty light, and next to my skin it makes me look a little darker then I might really be. Or at least thats my theory : )
And I might have said this before, but remember to watch for holes, especially in sweaters! Just because it came from a thrift store, doesn't mean I want it to really look like it did. (and that's a whole n'other thing that really gets me*) You would think I'd have learned by now. I must be in to much of a hurry.

*It has always been a mystery to me, why some people send things to a thrift store that really belong in the trash? And on top of that, how the people who price the items can expect to get that same amount for it as some of the other, more worthy, items? I mean who's really going to buy the beat-up "used to be white" gym shoes? Let alone pay $2.00 for them..............Oh well.