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Sweater curse (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/knitting

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Is this actually a widespread thing? I'd never heard of it (sorry if this doesn'tfit the sub)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I was told this when I was younger. I think it's less about the sweater causing the breakup and more that a sweater is a lot of work and you'd feel really awful giving someone something you worked on for months and months (don't judge I'm a slow knitter lol) and then them breaking up with you later and either giving you back the sweater you made for them (awkward, I guess?) or walking away with a priceless item that you spent a lot of time making.

I personally think everyone has a different threshold and if you like making sweaters then make them for whoever you like! Heck make them for random strangers if that floats your boat. Half of the fun is in making things, and you can only have so many sweaters before you have to start giving them away anyways.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Half of the fun is in making things, and you can only have so many sweaters before you have to start giving them away anyways.

I’ll knit something for anyone, so this is exactly how I feel too. But for others (non-knitters) there seems to be this feeling that knit/crochet/quilted things should be treated as precious family heirlooms. Maybe because not as many people do these hobbies now? And/Or it’s still seen as something grandmas do, and things from your grandma should be treasured?