No need to buy wool for a while
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
Rockingham, Australia
October 14, 2021 6:38pm CST
When we visited my brother-in-law recently, he gave me four bags of wool. His wife was a great knitter but in the last few years before she passed away, her eyesight deteriorated to the point where she was no longer able to see to knit.
The wool has been in the bottom of a cupboard for quite some time and had that musty smell that occurs in such instances. When I got home, I put the wool into wire baskets and it’s been sitting outside in the wind and sun for several days. This trick seems to have worked as the smell has gone.
There isn’t much baby wool in the collection so I’ll probably make beanies for cancer patients. Beanies are a good way to use up scraps as you can mix and match colours and textures. Before anyone asks, I have a lid on the wool in case a bird came looking for bits for a nest.
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@bluerubymoon53 (3286)
• United States
15 Oct 21
Lots of nice colorful yarn to make the beanies with. I have crocheted at least 30 beanies (and will be making more) to take to a couple of places in town.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
15 Oct 21
Isn't that a lovely bunch of soft wool there..but not for babies I understand Judy.
What a good idea that was to put it in baskets outside.
So sorry to hear the mans wife passed.
You are good to make some nice knits for the cancer patients, bless you.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
15 Oct 21
Mom always used scrap ends of yarn to crochet blankets and donated them. (One of these days I need to get back to the blanket I was crocheting. It's only about a third of the way done. I was making it for my Queen size bed.)
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
15 Oct 21
@JudyEv I've never made granny squares and wouldn't know how to hook them together. I always crochet the blankets in one piece. I think I have a photo of the blanket I made for Pretty when she was little. Hang on a minute and let me look.
The difference between the one I made her and the one I used to use on my bed is that the wave pattern on mine went across the bed instead of length-wise and mine was cream and country blue.
Pretty beside her bed. Photo is mine.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct 21
@DaddyEvil That's really lovely and a nice pattern too. I've rarely used granny squares as I don't like having to sew all the ends in.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
17 Oct 21
I just have a vision of some bird lurking nearby trying to figure out how to break into that setup and swipe some of that lovely yarn. Tapping the wing feathers together and saying, "Soon. Soon I shall rule the wool!" and laughing maniacally... 
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
18 Oct 21
@JudyEv I think that you've just insulted your local birds with that comment. Don't be surprised if you find them gathered outside later in Hitchcock-inspired fashion.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Oct 21
@wilsongoddard Oh, that was a scary film, wasn't it? I saw a film later about the making of The Birds. Hitchcock was a weird guy and totally controlling of Tippi Hedren - or tried to be.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
17 Oct 21
The box looks good. I hardly see such boxes- even in the more sophisticated and classy type of shops. Keeping things in Sun do help.
I have also seen that keeping things in sunshine do help remove bad odor and staleness.
That is why once the winters are about to end, we put our Quilts and blankets out in the sun.
Wool reminds me of my Mother and Grandma who used to make Sweaters and other Woollens.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
19 Oct 21
@JudyEv
Yes - a good Deodoriser and very vital.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
15 Oct 21
@JudyEv
That was so nice of him to give you all the wool and so sorry about his wife passing away and her eyesight deteriorated. Great idea to put it outside to air it out. I am glad it worked to be outside. Beanies for cancer patients is very important.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
15 Oct 21
So you still knit. I have given up as it hurts my eyes.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
18 Oct 21
@JudyEv That too needs lot of keen attention.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Oct 21
That's what I thought. Vince took a suitcase full to Nepal last time he went there and the hospital where the children with cancer were being treated, was overjoyed to have them, which was really nice. I wasn't sure they'd be wanted.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
15 Oct 21
beanies are us!!!
that is a good idea to air the wool out like that!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
16 Oct 21
@JudyEv your idea is really good! my friend that does a lot of knitting always lays the wettish yarn in the window sill!
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