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Was he actually thinking that those $450 were just gifted by the exporter?
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I just ate $34.80 in import fees for a sweater recently. It’s rough. The pig will swing soon.
When the current ways fail, return to the old ways.
Knitting a jumper requires time, patience, and a modicum of skill but nothing outside the ability of a determined beginner. It can be done while watching TV!
You can also make it 100% wool instead of acrylic or polyester, which most clothes are made from now-a-days. Therefore being warmer, longer lasting, slightly water resistant, more sustainable, and considerably more environmentally friendly when it inevitably meets its demise many years from now.
$34.80 would go a long way in covering the cost of the wool, potentially even all of it depending on the type chosen and your location.
Next thing you know you'll be surrounded by your own-made blankets and scarves wondering why you ever put up with the plastic crap we're sold in shops. And the warmest you've ever been!
I wish that I could make stuff, but you see how my right hand is curling a bit in the picture despite me trying to keep it straight?
Sadly, two strokes have done a number in my motor skills. My cane is resting just out of frame and I’m precariously balanced in that shot.
I didn't see your picture before commenting. I'm sorry to hear that. I like your drip though, very avante garde!
You must have skills to knit a sweater while watching tv. I can't even do a plain, no pattern, knit stitch only scarf without staring at it. I can listen to podcasts or something, just no looking away.
Watching is a strong word to be fair haha
Zoning in and out
Is it at least a good sweater?
I had an imported parcel get lost last year, and the seller was kind enough to just send out another. I paid the fees for the replacement and then after six months the original parcel showed up. Funny how that happens.
My fashion sense used to have me looking like I was in a yet-unreleased Final Fantasy, but the further we go into fascism times, the more I end up drifting away from that. One of my friends recently said I look like an android refugee. I suppose she’s not wrong. Most of my wardrobe is like this now.
(Oh and yes, the outfit is fantastically warm and fits well and there’s a convenient place on the front I can just drop my phone into.)
I'm no fashion icon but I do find it annoying that most clothing I come across is symmetrical. I don't know what I like more, the asymmetry or the pocket of champions. Incredible.
If you have a link to wherever you got it I wouldn't mind having a window shop. Thanks for sharing!
Yup! For stuff that fits this vibe, I usually hit up ZOLNAR on Etsy, but their stuff often feels more like uniforms than street clothes; and Navaho Clothing there, which is where this piece came from.
I’m not much of an advertiser and I’m not really about spamming that stuff, so there’s no links. Hope that’s okay!
Android refugee isn't a bad look, it looks very cool.
Omg that is a fantastic sweater. I'm temporarily handicapped at the moment, have to use crutches or zimmer, and that there is the pocket of dreams. You look super stylish. I'm sorry to hear of your health woes - I hope some recovery is possible.
My second stroke was over two years ago. Physical therapy every day! Gotta keep at it!
I’m terrible at Megabonk though, just like everyone else. And I play a lot of solo board games to help with the motor function! Currently neck-deep in Arydia and Stars of Akarios!