Cream of the Cream Cable Knits

In the never-ending hunt for deserving sweaters, it would be borderline contempt in the court of fashion to leave out the classic cable-knit sweater. Although stitched in a rainbow of colors, for some reason it is direly crucial in my Alice-in-Wonderland logic that cable-knit sweaters be remembered though cream-colored lenses.

The designer name that is closely knitted to popularizing this sumptuous classic (in my opinion--
although I am sure you must agree) is Ralph Lauren. Ironically, none of the above sweaters are by Ralph Lauren. Sorry.

A-hem...so let's begin the judging:

Sweater #1- As you might have guessed, this gorgeous sweater also comes with the biggest price tag. In fact, it crosses the luxury lane well into the quadruple digits....$1,295.00 from Saks Fifth Avenue. If you live across the street from Bill Gates, I say go for it! Undoubtedly, you will feel like you have just spent the day riding horses in Wimbledon Village Stables with Princess Kate. In my head, I picture this sweater best paired with dark blue "skinny" jeans and tall brown suede boots.

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Sweater #2- May I just say that this sweater makes me want to kick up a leg like actress Molly Shannon on the Saturday Night Live episode shouting, "I love it! I love it! I love it! I love it!" For those of you who know what I am talking about, you are welcome for the laugh. For those of you who don't, sorry to leave you in a cloud of confusion, but p.s. that is what google is for...

This ultra-feminine cable knit can be found on the shelves of Anthropologie for $148.00. Sounds like a steal compared to sweater #1 :) I love the juxtaposition of the heavy cable-knit material with the light-weight lace underlay around the neckline. Very crisp design and figure-flattering.

By the way, this sweater is in my Yesboxx, an online web application where I store all my favorite things.

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Sweater #3- Now before I get on my picky soap box, let me just say, I would probably buy this sweater and wear it, but I just wouldn't feel nearly as special in it as the other two. Although it doesn't have that classic cable knit feel, the material is not as bulky and would therefore make me feel about 5 lbs. lighter (cotton/rayon/nylon mix).

On a very high note, this sweater is on sale at Target for only $15.00. Wowzers! Okay, everyone, I have to do the math for you. For the price of sweater #1 from Saks, you can get 86 1/3 sweaters from Target. Too funny!!

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