Or maybe it's just that Velcro is the enemy of knits. In the past few weeks I've spent a lot of work time away from my office, which has meant schlepping things in lots of different bags. And because it's been cold and wet, I was wearing lots of sweaters and usually a parka of some sort.
During a two-week time span, Velcro fasteners on my bags and jackets snagged two scarves, three sweaters, and a ball of yarn--numerous times. And every single time, I was annoyed, although I eventually stopped being surprised by it. The most annoying one was the Velcro strip on the *inside* of my REI soft briefcase, which is meant to secure a padded laptop insert. When you take the laptop and insert out of the case, and put knitting in, minus the customary plastic bag because you're trying to pare down the amount of crap you neurotically carry around, the result is yarn that is markedly fuzzier in spots.
Aha! I know that problem. I finally bought a roll of velcro at my local fabric store and cut a strip to fit the offender. I have a similar bag and when I don't need the insert I just peel and block. I wish I could do that on my raingear, but I need to keep the jacket closed most of the time. Bad news for handknit scarves.
Posted by: Kate G. | 01/30/2008 at 08:59 AM
Hear, hear. I can't tell you how many times I've had a conniption when my Debbie Bliss cashmerino scarf was devoured by the velcro on my bag.
I love Kate G's solution. Simple but effective!
Posted by: WonderMike | 02/08/2008 at 03:16 PM