Plastic is so ubiquitous that it is really easy to not even notice it or think about whether a particular use is worth it. I've talked before about my own personal awareness awakening and how I now see plastic waste where before I never did.
I recently ordered some yarn and forgot to ask for no plastic packaging. The yarn is lovely, from Knitters Brewing Company, and it is going to turn into some awesome socks, I am sure of it. And actually the packaging wasn't bag...paper envelope, paper bag, paper label for the yarn, and tiny plastic purse holding beads.
I've already strung the beads onto my yarn, ready for knitting. But what to do about that plastic purse? Cute? Sure, sort of. If you don't think about it too hard. So I'm taking a page from Beth's playbook and mailing it back with a sweet note pointing out how it's cuteness is hardly worth it's existence for all eternity and suggesting that she switch to a cute paper or fabric bag in the future. I'll let you know if Knitters Brewing writes back.
Isn't the yarn gorgeous? I'll be knitting a pair of socks, but I don't know what they'll look like because it's a mystery knit-a-long (a bunch of knitters knitting on their own version of the same project at the same time). I'm very excited because it's fun to see it take shape without knowing what's coming and because I've wanting to do some knitting with beads for years now.
Things are rolling along here. I had an anxious day yesterday during which I completely freaked out that I had probably missed the T-Ball registration deadline. I mean, really freaked out. I've since decided that there are such big worrisome things going on right now (swine flu anyone?) about which I have zero control that I compensated by going a little nutso over the things I do have some control over. Anyway, I talked to the T-Ball folks and it's no big deal, Gus is in. It should be a fun summer. Abe is going to be night-weaned this weekend, I'm 95% sure, so I'll be a sad zombie for a few days. Wish me luck.
Thanks for all your kind comments about our yarns and the ongoing KAL! I will take your suggestion about the plastic purse to heart when it comes time to restock inventory. I do believe there were some paper alternatives available, and I'll look into those next time around.
Enjoy the KAL!
Wendy
Knitters Brewing Company
Posted by: Wendy Gaal | May 01, 2009 at 09:40 PM