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Originally Posted by nynor
this old guy comes to my door, and i mean old. he is holding a knitted purple something or other on a hangar.... I THINK he was trying to sell it, but he split without saying anything other than the above. i was fairly disturbed for about an hour, just trying to get a handle on what the poor guy was doing. i still can't quite get my head around it.
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Actually, I don't think he was trying to sell it to you. I think they were sharing. I periodically go through similar stages where I feel the need to create something and share it...
This has gone on throughout my life. When I was a kid, I knitted. For about two years, everyone got scarves or hats. I even knitted a blanket for my best friend.
A couple of years ago, I made everyone that I know double sided fleece blankets (plus made about 8 or 10 for donations). When I go on a cookie baking binge - look out. I'll make three or four hundred cookies and give them all away.
I don't know exactly why I do this, but I suspect it is the same reason that the man's wife knitted the dress and gave it away. I feel compelled and there are no strings attached.
angela