>For the curious, they are called fisherman's sweaters because the old
>sailors
>each had a distinctive style of knitting for each family. Often times
>when
>someone got washed overboard and drowned, the fish would mangle the
>flesh
>beyond recognation.. The sweater was used to identify the body when it
>washed
>up on shore.

...wow, you learn something new, and occasionally morbid, every day.

I'll never be able to look at a fisherman's sweater the same way again.

Of course, I'll probably never *buy* a fisherman's sweater again until and unless I move back to the Northeast.

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