05 February 2015

The need to sew or why I knit so much

I really want to sew, but my sewing room is in the basement. Yes, I have a furnace in the house, but when there is a fire in the wood burning stove the furnace does not turn on. Another factor is that  passive solar gain in my house also keeps the furnace from turning on. What a dilemma! I love the advantages of the wood burning stove and the solar, not to mention not paying big $$$ to a utility company, but it certainly limits the sewing in the winter.


I have looked around the main floor to see if there is a spot I can carve out for my featherweight but that, too, isn't going to work since I am not the only one in the house.

I have tried doing a bit of hand sewing but frankly, I need to spread out when I work on the current project.


 
So there you have it. I knit in the winter because it is too cold to sew. 

6 comments:

  1. sounds like you are making the best of a bad situation. 😊

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  2. I hear ya! Love the wood heat but it makes the distant rooms cooler than usual because the furnace doesn't come on. I sometimes use an electric space heater but that defeats the purpose of using wood in the first place, right? The good thing about knitting in the winter is if the project gets big enough it will keep you warm too!

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  3. Totally understand your dilemma! Would a small space heater help?

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  4. There's a time and a place for everything! This is the perfect time to knit.

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  5. My sewing room used to be really cold in the winter, too, so I understand completely. Nothing wrong with knitting the winter away.

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  6. My sewing room used to be in the basement. Too cold, the furnace didn't really heat my sewing room well. I hear ya!!

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