In anticipation for my move in a few weeks, I’m starting the cleansing process of getting rid of clutter and unused possessions. I found my meager clutch of knitting supplies, which has been untouched for more than year after I dropped out of my knitting class. I decided to sell it on Craigslist… but how much to charge? And what Classified category do handicraft supplies belong to? Stumped and feeling philanthropic, I posted an ad in the “Free Category:”
The deluge of responses was immediate. So many knitters out there, monitoring Craigslist for free stuff! I suspect many people are not knitters, and hope to resell the supplies and make a profit on my lazy goodwill. A mere sampling of the responses I received in less than 12 hours:
Hi! The knitting supplies? I’m so interested!
I am interested. Is it still available? Would love to knitting again.
I’m a newish knitter (1.5 years now) and am very into it. I make sweaters mostly, some bags.
i want to try out knitting! have wanted to for ever.
I am headed to my weekly knitting night tonight – I’d be happy to distribute your unwanted knitty treats.
Am I the “Lucky Winner”?
The lucky winner was, in fact, a woman who wrote three whole paragraphs about her knitting circle:
We need sweaters for Appalachian children who have none. Some people wonder why we knit for them when there is other ways to get sweaters for them. Like the Salvation Army. But the difference is that when it is hand knit the children know that someone wants them to keep warm when they are cold.
Damn, this knitter’s dexerity at manipulating goes beyond yarn and needles. The winner!
