Since I've taken up knitting, I've been working my way up to crafting myself a handmade sweater. My first project was an unwieldy red scarf that looks like something a drunken monkey might have created wielding needles with his foothands. Now--yay!--I'm starting on my first sweater with this lovely yet simple pattern. At the beginning of the project, however, it became apparent that my size would cost me--literally. If I were wee, it'd only take me six skeins of yarn, at $7 a pop. Because I'm a big girl, it's going to take me eight skeins. That's a hit to my wallet of $14, or a third more, because of my weight. Plus, it's going to take me that many more hours to knit a sweater to cover myself.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Reason #1: Yarn
Since I've taken up knitting, I've been working my way up to crafting myself a handmade sweater. My first project was an unwieldy red scarf that looks like something a drunken monkey might have created wielding needles with his foothands. Now--yay!--I'm starting on my first sweater with this lovely yet simple pattern. At the beginning of the project, however, it became apparent that my size would cost me--literally. If I were wee, it'd only take me six skeins of yarn, at $7 a pop. Because I'm a big girl, it's going to take me eight skeins. That's a hit to my wallet of $14, or a third more, because of my weight. Plus, it's going to take me that many more hours to knit a sweater to cover myself.
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