Living What You Preach

I have written now a couple of times about being less complacent about what goes into our wardrobes.  Buying less, buying better quality, buying used items, and, above all, making things.  There is another avenue - giving things away that you don't wear and taking things that others no longer need.

​My husband asks me occasionally, "How many sweaters do you really need?"  And, of course, the answer is not as many as I want to knit.  Knitting is like breathing to me, I need to do it.  My hands are not happy sitting idly in my lap when I visit with friends or watch movies or while waiting, which parents do a lot this waiting thing.  I have made my own resolution to knit things my family needs like socks, which we go through in crazy amounts.  Maybe a well-knit sock will last longer than even good quality hiking socks, I don't know.  But I aim to find out.

​In the meantime, I have too many sweaters.  So, I'm giving away four of them.  In no particular order:

All of the sweaters were knit by me and have been worn.  The yellow lace cardi probably worn the least as it just isn't me no matter how much I wish it was.  Please email me or contact me via Facebook where I'll link this post and let me know if you want one.  I would prefer to see them on friends and neighbors or mailed to happy recipients than have them sit in my closet.​