Wanted: Genuine Icelandic Grandmother

There's no point in wearing a traditional Icelandic jumper unless you can say, "What, this old thing? Oh, my genuine Icelandic grandmother knitted it for me years ago. Of course, I've had it since before they were in fashion."

Well I've spent the last three years trying to recruit random yet genuine Icelandic grandmothers to knit one for me, to no avail. The reply always came back the same: "Sorry, but I have a long list of genuine Icelandic granddaughters to knit one for first".

Hmmph. I at least wanted to be able to say, "What, this old thing? Oh, my co-worker's girlfriend's cousin's wife's genuine Icelandic grandmother knitted it for me years ago. Of course, I've had it since before they were in fashion." So, a bit desperately, I sneakily bought one from a shop, in disguise, when nobody was looking, with the full intention to lie about it to anyone who might ask.

Unfortunately, the one I chose didn't have any sleeves. In the shop mirror it looked kind of cute, more like a woolly t-shirt really. But by the time I got home I couldn't see the point of a woolly t-shirt. My arms were cold. And anyway, it looked crap on me. And then somebody pointed out that I'd bought one that hadn't been finished, by mistake.

This week I tried again and bought another one, with sleeves this time. Oh, it's so cute! I finally found one that makes me look like a proper Icelandic granddaughter, instead of a foreigner in a woolly t-shirt. Trouble is, I bought one that was a little bit too small; partly because I wanted it to be snug and sexy*, and partly because there was a 4000 kr. price difference. I wouldn't mind, it's just that the sleeves are a little bit short.

Does anybody have a genuine Icelandic grandmother who might knit some extra bits to go on the ends for me?

*Yes, woolly jumpers can be sexy, here is Rebekka to prove it.