Random questions to which you seek an answer

[goosehd]

Have or do any of you guys have one of the “Big Lebowski” sweaters from Pendleton? If you do, I would love your thoughts on fit, finish, etc…

[Matt]

@goosehd my impression is that the quality of Pendleton in general has declined but it’s a cool sweater and it, like, could really tie your outfit together. RRL makes some nice stuff in that style as well.

[Mizmazzle]

I got a Pendleton Wool CPO a few years ago. It was pretty nice. But I had to exchange it. When I did, I went to the Denver Pendleton shop and they had the Lebowski sweater. I thought it seemed “ok” quality wise. Wasn’t blown away. Tried one on of course. But wasn’t moved by it either.

[Matt]

@goosehd are you just looking for a patterned cardigan or are you looking for The Dude specifically?

[Tago Mago]

@Matt

[goosehd]

@Matt really one of those rabbit hole questions. It started with one of those emails that I routinely get from various retailers. Around Christmas I received one from Pendleton stating that they were reissuing the Big Lebowski sweater and it had not previously crossed my mind. Like the design and the look…

Then everyone starts showing their Dehen shawl sweaters and my issue of finding Dehen’s wool extremely scratchy/itchy made me start thinking about the Pendleton again.

Thanks for the suggestion of RRL but the patterned ones all have a big ass RRL somewhere embroidered into the pattern. Loses points for me.

Don’t think that I’ll buy anything, but I’m always looking to see what’s out there.

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd can I interest you in a new pair of footwear? https://dudejellies.com/ would complete the outfit

[goosehd]

@Tago-Mago Maybe next time…

[goosehd]

I do like the looks of this one but as mentioned, the back kills it:

Edit: …and it would cut into my IH spring/summer funds. Now if @Alex and @Giles would finally listen to me and put out some crappy, unwearable clothing once in a while, I might be able to afford it.

[Nik]

Check out Chamula @goosehd their merino is handmade and incredibly soft with a lot of cool patterns

[goosehd]

@Nik Thank you and will check it out!

Anyone remember the guy on the forum who was a dead ringer for Jeff Bridges (the dude himself). Got a new job and went all proper...

[goosehd]

[Mizmazzle]

@goosehd is that @mclaincausey !!!???

[mclaincausey]

The same. I miss the hair and beard

I have the Dude’s expression from when he took a face full of Donnie’s ashes there

[Tago Mago]

@mclaincausey you can’t be worrying about that shit. Life goes on, man!

[goosehd]

@mclaincausey Love you!!

[mclaincausey]

@goosehd love you too bro!

[goosehd]

Thank you guys for you help regarding my sweater question and on suggestions for alternatives. I appreciate it!

After travelling down another rabbit hole, my conclusions are: there are a lot of shawl sweaters out there to choose from and I have no idea what I want. Normally that means that I like the thought of a shawl sweater more than I really want one.

The prices for these sweaters vary greatly from reasonable (maybe I’ll pick one up to try) to absurd (holy hell, are they made from virgin unicorn hair).

I may eventually pick one up, but at this point more in the kicking tire phase. Too many good things on my list to divert funds to the wrong items.

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd To add to this: did you have something specific in mind or did the email pique your interest on a more general level? There's always knitwear manufacturers such as William Lockie or the likes that offer shawl collar cardigans in a variety of materials (and prices)

[goosehd]

@Tago-Mago It was more the email in general, then the discussions on sweaters on the forum re: Dehen, Andersen-Andersen, etc…

This place and the people on here all the time are not good for a person like me…