The weather has been getting cooler quite fast, and we've already had quite a few days with a temperature around 10 degree Celsius. I love summer but I need to let go of the bootie shorts and cute dresses, they need to go back to storage until I can go to a tropical holiday, hopefully sooner rather than later. In go the summer stuff to the dark whole under my bed, and out come the warm knitwear, the winter jackets can still stay in the hideyhole. I can go with leather jackets and knitwear until the snow comes, that is still months away.
I just laid out all my knitwear to my bed, to see what I have and air it out after a few months being crammed into a box. I always joke that my clothing is 50 shades of grey, but I'm still far away from the 50 shades, it's only like 10. I do have two knits that don't go with this theme, one red turtleneck sweater I knitted myself and one forest green, both are at homehome. I am borderline obsessed with monochrome knitwear, I always want more in different shades of grey, with some black and white, various textures, different wools and changing patterns and shapes.
Lambs wool, mohair, cashmere, merino, smooth, ribbed, patent, turtle neck, v-neck, cardigan... I can go on.
Did you know that wool is the only clothing material that keeps you warm even if it gets wet? And did you know that if you don't get actual stains on your wool knit, you don't have to wash it? Wool has this amazing ability to sort of clean itself, all you need to do is air it out and you are good to go. I especially love light merino and cashmere knits for travel, because you don't have to worry about washing. Instead of bringing 6 cotton t-shirts, you can bring two merino shirts, one white and one black one. Though I still bring a lot because, well, I like clothing and options.
In my not so humble opinion, wool is the most sustainable material to exist, along with leather, they stand the test of time and wear so well, in theory, a lifetime. You can't say the same about plastic clothing, I mean, polyester and acrylic. chills Those make me gag! It's a waste of money, time, looks and environment to buy plastic clothing. You wear and wash it once and it's basically a pile of garbage after that. Though there are exceptions to the rule, like swimwear. And a little polyester in a knitwear does not hurt, a good rule of thumb is having max 30 percent, and the rest needs to be natural materials. Actually, in wool socks, it's essential to have a little polyester in the wool yarn, because it adds to the durability.
The only thing I like about cool weather is that I get to wrap myself in a thick wool knit, and be all cozy. I look very huggable in the colder months, despite being a skinny bitch under all my clothing. I also have a grey wool scarf, that I call my blankie, and it goes with me almost everywhere if there is even a slight chance of the temperature dropping below 15 degrees Celsius. It's a huge scarf and very functional, goes with everything, can be used as a picnic blanket, a pillow, a blanket, it's awesome. It's my ride or die, Bonnie to my Clyde (never seen the movie, should I?), the real MVP. @escapist, you are important too, but you know me and my blankie...
