If you're doing something crafty to improve your home, make it a more pleasurable environment to be in and look at then, it qualifies. If you can thrift and recycle your way there - so much the better!
Hopefully she doesn't mind me taking the quote directly from her blog - she just states it so well! Since this completely meshes with the way I am trying to move in this world I joined in immediately. I just wanted to give a shout out about it so if anyone else is interested in this they can go have a look and see if it's for them too.
In the spirit of the group, I recently started going through some of my knit items and asking myself if I wear them - and if not why? Can I "fix" the item so it moves into the "wearable" circle? Does the item need to be repurposed? Donated? My first item was a hat I made a couple of years ago that I rarely wear because the hat is a little too pointy on top and a little to short on the sides. (Top down construction.)
Here is a picture from just after I made it. You can see it sits just a LITTLE too high on my head and there is just a little too much pointy going on up top. Not terrible - but enough where I didn't really want to wear it too often. (Sad.)
So recently I gave it a good soak and then stretched it over my mannequin head to dry for a few days. End result? Less pointy on top and I gained about a half inch in length. Suddenly it's REALLY wearable!
Please excuse the bad mirror pick. I have not yet trained Emma (the awesome Dog) to take pictures of me. I wore this hat all day today and it was comfortable and I did not feel like a gnome! Sweet! I intend to go through all my knit items with the same viewpoint and will hopefully end up with a more useable hoard of knit goods!
8 comments:
Train that dog! lol naa your pic isnt that bad.
I know right? Emma seriously needs to take a photography class! ;) And thank you. :) Have a great weekend!
You have made a good start with this concept, I am a little slow off the 'Starting Blocks'. That is a great hat, it looks warm too. I have got a shocking hat I made, way too big. Maybe rather than not wear it at all I should at least wear it in the dark!
Well done you you crafty goddess :)That hat looks great now, very wearable indeed!
I think the really cold weather we have here right now helps make me want to clean and attack house projects. It's too cold to go out so I start attacking things that are making me nuts to look at! :) The hat was knit with Alapaca Chunky - although it's kind of scratchy so I almost wonder if it got a little felted or something at some point. It's not pettable like most alpaca seems to be. :( Still - It kept my head warm yesterday! WIN!
Thank you again for the tip about the Pretty Crafty Home crew. It's motivating!
Thank you! I am happy to have it spruced up and wearable now. It's always sad when something you knit and are excited about just gathers dust for years, so I am happy to be reclaiming!
Thanks so much for the shout out! (And I don't mind in the least that you quoted me!) I love that you're re-assessing your knitted goods. I don't know how many hats I've knit to end up not wearing!
S x
I love knitting hats and have a ton of them. I think part of the sorting process for me is to really look at them and ask myself why they aren't one's I wear and if I can make them into something I wear. I should really be doing that with all my clothing - not just my knit hats. One step at a time though! :)
Glad I didn't step on your toes with the shout out and the link. I just love the idea of this - so I want to share! :)
Have a wonderful week!
~Jen
Post a Comment