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August 5, 2010 by Travis Jonker

Million Dollar Idea: The Cardigan T-Shirt

August 5, 2010 by Travis Jonker   19 comments

Recently, as librarians are wont to do, I was engaged in an absorbing cardigan sweater conversation with Julie Jurgens (@himmissjulie) and Elizabeth Burns (@LizB) on Twitter. Suddenly, Julie (of the excellent blog Hi Miss Julie!) came up with a genius idea.

The cardigan t-shirt.

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I repeat. The cardigan t-shirt.

Inspired by the tuxedo shirt…

…it would have a cardigan printed on it. There should, nay, needs to be a t-shirt with a cardigan printed on it. Imagine the librarian humor possibilities!

Here’s what it might look like:

Or, if you really want to make a striking impression, you could try one of these bold styles:

Let’s get this done.

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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  1. Liz B says

    August 5, 2010 at 7:26 am

    I would totally buy the first, all gray one.

    • Travis says

      August 5, 2010 at 8:49 am

      Same here.

  2. Ed Spicer says

    August 5, 2010 at 7:54 am

    Where are the fish?

    • Travis says

      August 5, 2010 at 8:48 am

      Ha – once a manufacturer steps forward, we’ll have to let them know that there’s a demand for cardigan t-shirts featuring fish!

  3. j says

    August 5, 2010 at 9:15 am

    all for it – the patterns are a bit scary
    all for black and other colors

    they are sort of like those t-shirts with long beads
    http://blogs.glam.com/glamchic/2009/10/20/a-statement-tee-with-pearls-of-chicness/

    http://www.thisnext.com/item/E18D7254/CAF997D3/V-A-Trompe-dOeil-Pearl-T-Shirt

  4. Jenny says

    August 5, 2010 at 9:56 am

    Last year around the holidays, Target actually had a cardigan t-shirt – a t-shirt with a pale blue “sweater” cardigan with snowmen on it. I wanted to get it for my husband, but they were sold out of his size.

    • Travis says

      August 5, 2010 at 12:57 pm

      No way! I need to find that.

  5. Madigan McGillicuddy says

    August 6, 2010 at 4:26 am

    I like the final mock-up you have there. It’s a way to get the ubiquitous “book-themed” cardigan, without experiencing the shame of actually “owning” it.

  6. leslie says

    August 6, 2010 at 1:48 pm

    hmm, i would go with the first one as well, made in a variety of colors…maybe find a mr. rogers look-alike to model it, wearing chuckies to complete the ensemble?

  7. Jess says

    August 6, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    But what happens when your library is overly air-conditioned and you have to put a cardigan on OVER your cardigan t-shirt?

    • Travis says

      August 6, 2010 at 7:21 pm

      Ha – this would be a tricky situation.

    • Trish says

      August 11, 2010 at 4:34 pm

      Wait, your library has the budget for COLD air-conditioning? Lucky.

      • Jess says

        August 19, 2010 at 11:35 pm

        Oh, half of the library is too cold and the other half is too hot, so it must balance out in the budget. The areas rotate seasonally, of course.

    • Madigan McGillicuddy says

      August 31, 2010 at 4:11 am

      At that point, I think the universe would implode.

  8. LynnKertell says

    August 10, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    What do you think of a knitted vest tee-shirt?

    Plus, this would be more appropriate in your air-conditioned library, when the cardigan goes on over the tee.

  9. Rochelle says

    August 11, 2010 at 12:05 am

    Please, please start manufacturing!!

    Bright colours, black anything will do… the librarian at last will have an official easy to recognise dress/uniform

  10. Kathy Nixie says

    August 11, 2010 at 6:44 pm

    I need long sleeves and it’s got to have a pocket somewhere.

    love those tshirts!

    Kathy

  11. Melanie says

    August 16, 2010 at 9:28 am

    I think a librarian cardigan really should have dancing cats and shooting stars on it. But, if that isn’t a choice, I’d go for the cow one.

  12. tuttle88 says

    August 16, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    I would totally wear these in a non ironic way but tell people I was wearing them ironically.

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