Wool clothing on a budget

suki1964

Bronnie wrote: »

Going back to the sixties childhood, did anyone else have a rainbow striped jumper knitted from all the leftover bits of wool?

I think I had worse things to wear

One of which was a wool dress :eek:

OMG did that make me scratch all day. Soon as the snow arrived out they came with wool tights

I dont know but wool then was never soft to the skin, always scratchy. Wasn't until a few years back that i could even face buying wool clothes because of those childhood memories

jenniewb

suki1964 wrote: »

I think I had worse things to wear

One of which was a wool dress :eek:

OMG did that make me scratch all day. Soon as the snow arrived out they came with wool tights

I dont know but wool then was never soft to the skin, always scratchy. Wasn't until a few years back that i could even face

buying wool clothes because of those childhood memories

Lol- I can remember worse and the even worse thing is, much of it was my choice! (well, being that my mum chose my overall wardrobe, I chose what I would wear each day so sort of my choice!

I remember fabrics which sparked when I put them on this was the 1980s) and not because they were supposed to! Bobbles back then were just something we put up with, buying a new primark-type garment each week was not an option and clothes did last for years, even if by todays measures, they weren't really lasting!

There were shellsuits.....not ever passable, not even when I was 7!

I remember those inside-out jumpers. You could wear each side on a different day....I would wear 2 or 3 together (and yes, I looked like a Michelin Man!) Worse was when one side got dirty, it was the norm to just turn the jumper inside out! *runs and hides!*

Pennylane

Spirit of the Andes always does a great sale just after Xmas. They use alpaca yarn which is really light to wear and warm. Some of the stuff is a bit "mumsy" and some very brightly patterned but if you stick to plain colours it will last for years.

I always buy at least one half price in their sales every year. I can also recommend their knitted socks.

luxor4t

Bronnie wrote: »

Going back to the sixties childhood, did anyone else have a rainbow striped jumper knitted from all the leftover bits of wool?

My mum knitted me a rainbow scarf when I was in the Infants, approx 1963 or 4.

It went round my neck twice & hung down to my knees each side. It was a scarf you could trip on

I hated it with a passion but mum strangled me into it every cold morning with a gaudy-awful red knitted hood with agonising square red beads sewn onto it that was ridiculed by every kid in the playground.... did my mother hate me?

Bronnie

luxor4t wrote: »

My mum knitted me a rainbow scarf when I was in the Infants, approx 1963 or 4.

It went round my neck twice & hung down to my knees each side. It was a scarf you could trip on

I hated it with a passion but mum strangled me into it every cold morning with a gaudy-awful red knitted hood with agonising square red beads sewn onto it that was ridiculed by every kid in the playground.... did my mother hate me?

Nah! It was character building, I think!! :rotfl:

bluebag

Bronnie wrote: »

Going back to the sixties childhood, did anyone else have a rainbow striped jumper knitted from all the leftover bits of wool?

No, but I frequently had polo neck jumpers that had a slightly too small neck hole, very hard to get over my head.

I used to have to take an extra deep breath before putting it on, so I didn't run out of air!

suki1964

bluebag wrote: »

No, but I frequently had polo neck jumpers that had a slightly too small neck hole, very hard to get over my head.

I used to have to take an extra deep breath before putting it on, so I didn't run out of air!

I think all jumpers were knitted with necks that shrank twice as fast as any other part of the jumper

Im sure thats why bat ears were so common - all that tugging the jumpers off half ripping the ears off in the process :rotfl:

Gigervamp

luxor4t wrote: »

My mum knitted me a rainbow scarf when I was in the Infants, approx 1963 or 4.

It went round my neck twice & hung down to my knees each side. It was a scarf you could trip on

My dad knitted me a Dr Who scarf. It was the length of our hallway. Someone would hold one end of it and I'd wind myself up! I used to wear it to school. It probably wouldn't be allowed nowadays!

Sensemaya

Hi

I'm wondering why no one has mentioned ebay.

Here is what I've purchased recently exc P&P: Timberland Jumper ( £120 in shops ) £10.50,
Hugo Boss £27,
DKNY £8.22 ( got bidded up, but still worth it ) White Stuff £1.04. Both from same seller so it evened out.
Blarney Mills £4.99 - love this sweater.
Expensive hand knitted unique Aran. Won't divulge the price.
Been selling stuff so they have not cost me anything.

Couple of years ago I got a Aran sweater for £7 and I wear this a lot and Dale of Norway - described as Nordic - for £15.

Just give them a wash and they will be fine.

When you get bored with them, just sell them on.

Hope this helps.

Old_Meanie

I knitted a fantastic striped wool jumper with odd balls from charity shops. It sometimes varies slightly in thickness and texture but that adds to the pazzaz in my opinion.