I'm at this show a few weeks ago. Mostly targeted to knitters, so I had low expectations. I should have made needle cases like I had planned, as I saw none of them for sale there. This woman had walked the whole show, then had to come back to ask a question. Her: "What kind of yarn are you using, that you can justify that kind of price?" Me: "The price is mostly my labor. Aren't you a knitter?" Her: "Yes, but these things are quick!" Okay. I wanted to scream, and maybe punch her in the face.
Quick? I don't posess any kind of knitting magic. It doesn't just happen like, poof, it's a sweater. I have done a lot of knitting not because I'm fast, but, because I knit a lot. Not all my projects are successful. I had two cardigans both to completion this past month, and both so far look like a hot mess on me (but my actual knitting looks good). I can knit a lovely dog sweater, small they may be, but there's a lot of labor in there. There's also every knitting failure, every workshop and fiber festival I've attended, my publications, and any art or design class in there. 45 years is a long time to work on a sweater.
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The nerve! I knit things to give to people because I love to knit. I don't have the confidence to charge what they're worth, but I'm going to have to find it. I'm moving to the Florida Keys where I won't need ten new pairs of socks every winter or scarves and hats beyond what I already have, except for some pretty decorative lightweight scarves. I'm going to have to knit for other people if I'm going to keep knitting. But who's going to pay $25 plus yarn for a pair of socks? And that's a low, low price for the time that goes into a pair.
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