My wife just finished another hand-knitted sweater.

[Cabin Fever]

And, I am so proud.

 

[Magus]

Fine work!

 

[Bacpacker]

Very nice

 

[Pearl]

WOW!! She made a BEAUTIFUL sweater, and she is a BEAUTIFUL model!! How awesome!!

 

[jazzy]

thats lovely!

 

[DrPrepper]

Very nice! I like the colors.

 

[Morgan101]

Very impressive. Beautiful work, and a beautiful lady.

 

[sonya123]

Wow, she made that? She could definitely sell it

 

[Weedygarden]

It takes special talent to knit and that pattern is not easy. As a taller woman, long waisted, I like the length of the sweater. No skin showing when one bends over, but maybe someone would like that! Not me!

 

[Cabin Fever]

Wow, she made that? She could definitely sell it

She tells me there is $80 of yarn in that sweater and it took her around 24 hours to knit it. If one figures her time is worth minimum wage (~$10/hr), she would have to charge $320 for the sweater. She says knitters really can't sell hand-knit socks, mittens, hats, and sweaters and make any money at it....especially if they're using quality wool yarn and the item has design features.