I'm new here and have been lurking, but I actually know the answer to this one. The designer Katherine Summer O'Neal said "I decided to call this design cleaves because it's a combination of a cowl and sleeves, and it covers my cleavage!" from http://www.knitty.com/issuespring05/PATTcleaves.html Susan
From: Saragrace Knauf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [h-cost] Knitted Cleaves ? To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <BAY133-W1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" http://www.etsy.com/alchemy/request.php?id=9092 Anyone know what the origin of the name of this thing is? Cool site btw for handmade items. If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it? A. Einstein _____________________________________________________________ Click to get a free auto insurance quotes from top companies. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iifSLoSZlYIMx2HCd89PdwLDwqgm135Ezj8WiuT8XlqmK5616/?count=1234567890 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume