Mrs Green Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 A present is a present!!! Be grateful! <edit> But I must admit I used to hate those knittted jumpers from the aunties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladesman Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 True I should of been grateful no matter how bad the presents were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Green Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 How bad were they Bladesman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladesman Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 When I was young I was given some cheap handheld games console thing that kept switching itself off. Id of probably liked it if it wasnt faulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Green Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 But if you'd kept the box you could have flogged it on ebay for a fortune! Or so my parents say and the reason they have all pristine boxes from every toy me and my little bro ever had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladesman Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Nah seriously no body would of bought that on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 ...<edit> But I must admit I used to hate those knittted jumpers from the aunties <soapbox>If you're talking about hand-knit jumpers... a huge amount of time, effort and skill goes into knitting a jumper, especially if multiple colours are used (from basic stripes to intarsia and Fair Isle; the latter especially can be jaw-droppingly labour-intensive, as well as deeply lovely). Ask a knitter how much fun seaming and setting in sleeves can be... Depending on what you choose to knit with, the pattern and the size, a jumperful of yarn can set you back £70 or so, so it's not an inexpensive option either. I know children can be ungrateful, unappreciative little buggers and if they're very young they probably know no better, but if you're lucky enough to receive a hand-knit item as a grown-up, then know that it's an indication that you're loved. So, smile and look happy when you receive your hand-knit jumper this Christmas. If you don't like it, I'll happily take it off your hands for unravelling and yarn recycling .</soapbox> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Green Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 <soapbox>If you're talking about hand-knit jumpers... a huge amount of time, effort and skill goes into knitting a jumper, especially if multiple colours are used (from basic stripes to intarsia and Fair Isle; the latter especially can be jaw-droppingly labour-intensive, as well as deeply lovely). Ask a knitter how much fun seaming and setting in sleeves can be... Depending on what you choose to knit with, the pattern and the size, a jumperful of yarn can set you back £70 or so, so it's not an inexpensive option either. I know children can be ungrateful, unappreciative little buggers and if they're very young they probably know no better, but if you're lucky enough to receive a hand-knit item as a grown-up, then know that it's an indication that you're loved. So, smile and look happy when you receive your hand-knit jumper this Christmas. If you don't like it, I'll happily take it off your hands for unravelling and yarn recycling .</soapbox> Didn't mean to sound ungrateful!! Just remembering I felt hard done to at the time. As you do when you are a kid and everyone else is getting bikes/Sindy dolls etc. But can also remember a Christmas when times were hard for mum and dad, and i had to pick a pattern out of the wool shop catalogue, mum knitted it, she knitted it on some kind of circular needle thing and I had to try it on blindfolded to make sure it fit before she sent it off to Father Christmas. I loved that jumper to bits!!! And wore it for years. Wish I knew how to knit now. It's lovely that I am able to buy my friends' kids lovely clothes from reasonably priced stores (you couldn't years ago, it was an expensive set from Mothercare or nothing) but what is lovelier than a hand knitted pair of bootees? Do people still do that? I hope so and maybe I'll learn one day! If only to annoy my nieces and nephews with fine hand crafted garments which they do not appreciate until they are older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Once I got the same book twice, I was about 6. What was going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Didn't mean to sound ungrateful!! Just remembering I felt hard done to at the time. As you do when you are a kid and everyone else is getting bikes/Sindy dolls etc. But can also remember a Christmas when times were hard for mum and dad, and i had to pick a pattern out of the wool shop catalogue, mum knitted it, she knitted it on some kind of circular needle thing and I had to try it on blindfolded to make sure it fit before she sent it off to Father Christmas. I loved that jumper to bits!!! And wore it for years. Aww, that's so cute:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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