Knit a sweater and turn down the thermostat

 Okay, this green thing is getting some energy. I have never made the time or energy to seriously pursue a hobby. I am a so-so quilter and slightly better at crochet. I have recently decided with great reluctance to give up the quilting as much for issues of storage and space as anything else and make a serious pursuit of yarn play. To that end, I picked up a knitting magazine the other day. To my amazement, on page 26 there is an article entitled END THE ADDICTION TO OIL, FUEL THE ADDICTION TO KNITTING. The author proceeds to write about how knitwear can help save the planet. While she admits that it might only be a small step, the cumulative result can be huge. Check out http://www.knitnstyle.com

 Her message, of couse is that you can turn down the thermostat and put on a sweater. Preferably one handknit from natural rather than acrylic (a petroluem product) yarn. Afghans may soon be back in style. (Craig, can you stage a homey family room for me with an afghan or two causually tossed over an easy chair??? Maybe with some reading glasses and a copy of War and Peace?)

On a more serious note, it is true that natural fibers can keep you comfortable and warm at home. With properly sized and ducted heating systems coupled with good insulation and passive solar design Big Oil can beheld at bay. Swaters, fun socks and slippers can offer comfort, warmth and savings.

You might check out a couple of my favorite playgrounds http:/www.knitonecrochettoo.com

http://www.lwarmupamerica.org and http://www.soysilk.com

 

3 Comments on Knit a sweater and turn down the thermostat

I like the ECOBROKER thing is it an asset to your business?

Orville McCallister

02/06/2007 02:31 AM by Orville McCallister (Keller Williams )

Deb, thanks again for getting me thinking.

02/06/2007 11:19 AM by Caleb Mardini (M2M)

Great post! Such an important thing to do when possible.

02/08/2007 12:21 AM by Jonathan Washburn (ActiveRain Corp)

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Real Estate Agent: Deb Hurt, ABR, e-Pro, EcoBroker, TRC (Exit Realty of Albuquerque)
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My blog is as much about a philosophy of life and living as it is about real estate as a business. E.F. Shumacher subtitled his book SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL "Economics as if People Mattered" In the real estate industry we realize that people matter and that where they live matters. We now also have a larger responsiblity, I believe, to get them to consider HOW they live. Everyone in the developed world using less energy and resources makes it possible for those who have access to neither to experience a better life and to make the difference between their being able to having a roof overhead or not or for their children to eat or not. 


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