What Makes an Ugly Christmas Sweater? | Episode 83
What makes an ugly Christmas sweater ugly and why I am making one rather than buy a cheap fast fashion version? I talk about famous Ugly Christmas sweaters and misshaped moose.
Cringe with/ at me:
- the blog: https://myso-calledhandmadelife.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysocalledhandmadelife/
- on ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamatronic
My Question for you: Have you used your hand-making as a form of protest or activism? Are you intentionally upsetting the fast-fashion business with slow-making or have you incorporated slogans or something else into your knits or crochet to make a statement. Also is Die Hard really a Xmas movie?
The Famous Knits:
- on Pinterest (including famous ugly): https://www.pinterest.com/MichelleSC/famous-knits/
- on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/famousknits/
- and the Famous Knits playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRGvdYdbq_Nf8fXpli362aZH_AoR9cxxE
Stuff I mentioned in Episode 83:
- Oh My Bear sweater: https://myso-calledhandmadelife.com/oh-my-smokey-bear/
- Ugly Christmas overload: https://streetsoftoronto.com/the-holly-jolly-history-of-the-ugly-christmas-sweater-and-where-to-find-one-in-toronto/
- Lily and Marshall’s moose sweaters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2FNv6-neL8&t=24s
- TImes article on the glut of ugly sweaters: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/fashion/ugly-christmas-sweaters.html
- Cascade Eco in natural: https://www.cascadeyarns.com/product/eco
- held with Patons Classic Worsted, Aran: https://www.yarnspirations.com/products/patons-classic-wool-worsted-yarn
- Cascade Eco brown held with Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, Grizzly Heather: https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/wool-of-the-andes-worsted/c/5420103
- Berroco Campus, discontinued held with WotA tweed, Reindeer Heather: https://www.knitpicks.com/yarn/wool-of-the-andes-tweed-worsted/c/5420211
