Saturday, July 13, 2013

Hand Made vs. Mass Produced - You Choose.

The more Walmart drops it prices, the more BJs, Costco and Sam's Club sell their prepackaged looks, the more individualism is lost. We are a sad and sorry society wearing cookie cutter cloths, accessorized with pre-stamped 'fashion' robo-like uniforms purchased from mass marketers. You may be satisfied with mass marked prefab looks but you should know, you have an option. There is another way. You can learn to make your own cloths in your choice of colors, designs and variations for your closet. Even if you just choose to make your own accessories, the look you create is yours and yours alone. Learning to knit can be a path to a relaxing pass time as well as an avenue towards self expression and individualism in your wardrobe. Here are a few easy patterns that I designed, interspersed with a few books that I published, you might like to try them out and learn to create you own personal look; http://www.amazon.com/Ann-C.-Cooney/e/B0052T7QG0/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1 "ZZ's Welted Hat," is a popular pattern. It's easy, quick and fun to knit.
Patterns for these other pieces can also be found among my Ravelry and Craftsy knits; Knancyknitter is my name on Craftsy and on Ravelry I am, The knancy knitter.