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I had three hand knit sweaters that belonged to my mother. Two were knit by me and one by her. Two wool, one alpaca - Schaefer yarns alpaca. They didn't fit me as my mother was smaller through the shoulders and bust. My sister, who takes after her in body type, was not interested?as they were too loose for her taste. My mother wore these over a sari and so they had more ease. I had a tough time letting go of them. I remember my mother knitting that sweater and going with her to find buttons to match in Mumbai when I was a teenager. I remember knitting those sweaters for her and discussing size and pattern. But they were taking up room and I needed to get rid of them. I was going to give them to Goodwill but I was afraid that they would just get tossed out because someone posted on Ravelry that Goodwill has been doing that with unlabeled stuff. I have previously given handknit sweaters to Goodwill hoping that they fit someone or that someone?would unravel them for the yarn.? Anyway, it suddenly occurred to me that the domestic abuse shelter could probably use them. I found out that they no longer take clothing donations although we've donated quilts to them in the past. But there is a thrift store where their clients shop at and they recommend donating there. I called on Friday and the manager said that they'd love them but that their clientele includes people from many agencies, not just the domestic abuse shelter. I didn't have a problem with that. Anybody in need who could use them was fine with me.? I dropped them off on Saturday. They aren't taking any donations right now due to a surfeit of donations. They don't have room. But they happily took the sweaters. I think this is where I'm going to be giving away any handknits that I no longer want. Jaya |
开云体育Good suggestion, Jaya. I’ve considered raveling a couple of mine and donating the yarn (after un-kinking it and making center-pull balls. Thinking about it. This is such a Red Heart town. ? Ann in PA ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 9:13 AM To: yarnmongers <[email protected]> Subject: [yarnmongers] Finally! ? I had three hand knit sweaters that belonged to my mother. Two were knit by me and one by her. Two wool, one alpaca - Schaefer yarns alpaca. They didn't fit me as my mother was smaller through the shoulders and bust. My sister, who takes after her in body type, was not interested?as they were too loose for her taste. My mother wore these over a sari and so they had more ease. ? I had a tough time letting go of them. I remember my mother knitting that sweater and going with her to find buttons to match in Mumbai when I was a teenager. I remember knitting those sweaters for her and discussing size and pattern. But they were taking up room and I needed to get rid of them. ? I was going to give them to Goodwill but I was afraid that they would just get tossed out because someone posted on Ravelry that Goodwill has been doing that with unlabeled stuff. I have previously given handknit sweaters to Goodwill hoping that they fit someone or that someone?would unravel them for the yarn.? ? Anyway, it suddenly occurred to me that the domestic abuse shelter could probably use them. I found out that they no longer take clothing donations although we've donated quilts to them in the past. But there is a thrift store where their clients shop at and they recommend donating there. I called on Friday and the manager said that they'd love them but that their clientele includes people from many agencies, not just the domestic abuse shelter. I didn't have a problem with that. Anybody in need who could use them was fine with me.? ? I dropped them off on Saturday. They aren't taking any donations right now due to a surfeit of donations. They don't have room. But they happily took the sweaters. I think this is where I'm going to be giving away any handknits that I no longer want. ? -- Jaya |
开云体育Jaya,Great idea. ?There are definitely more places to take stuff than Goodwill.? We had a bunch of things in our pickup truck from Katie’s recent move. ?Drove up to the Goodwill donation center and a grumpy old man said, “Nu uh.” ? Try Salvation Army. ?They might take it. ? Firstly, he was a rude man. ?Second, at least ACT like you’re happy that someone wants to donate even if you can’t take it. ? Sheesh! ?We could have put it all out to the trash—so much easier than loading it up and driving all the way to Goodwill. ? Really, what’s wrong with people? ? Salvation Army was happy to take it all. ? On Sep 20, 2021, at 9:13 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
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