Knitting Goddess #9

Friday, July 25, 2003

Uck.

So, I went to the LYS today to try to find yarn for Molly's sitcom slut. Talking to the ladies while glancing through the black and commenting on the pretty but $12.50 a skein yarn. I say something along those lines and hear:

"We don't knit because it's cheaper. We knit because it's unique."

Excuse me? I knit because it's cheaper and unique! I can make stuff unique to my body and that costs about $20. Icylove cost about $18 for yarn, and about 75 man hours. My sitcom cost about $15. You can make baby blankets for $10. My yarn for Cherry Twist cost me a grand total of $7. (It's in its 5th incarnation now too)

I'm not a yarn snob. I'm kind of the opposite, since I hate the way some wool feels. I see absolutely nothing wrong with using Red Heart TLC (which isn't the yucky feeling kind) or Lionbrand. If it only costs $5 a skein, why not?

But then, I know people who think it's fine to spend $100 on yarn for one project. They're just not me or my cash strapped friends.

<< Home

Christina - Knit blogger, tentative pattern designer, sporadic spinner, occasional beader, a sewer without a sewing machine, a self proclaimed Knitting Goddess, who sometimes depends on the kindness of strangers (especially strangers who come bearing gifts of yarn) and a happy fiber enabler.