KNITWEAR NOT ENOUGH TO BRAVE THE CANADIAN CLIMATE
December 1st, 2011
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
WHILE the thought of bundling up in big knit sweater to brave the cold is how knitwear is usually marketed around the world, over in Canada - where winters are trite with snowstorms, and temperatures drop well below zero degrees Celsius - wearing a wool jumper in a blizzard to clean 10 centimetres of snow and ice off your car is not exactly practical.
The basic premise behind knitwear is that it is meant to keep its wearer warm when it is cold outside - however, knitted wool and yarns do not exactly offer protection from the extreme elements of ...
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