Do ya’ll ever worry about overconsumption?

It’s been about a year since I bought any yarn because my stash was so big, and knitting socks takes forever. Previously I was crocheting a ton with acrylic yarn and it started to make me feel guilty. Like why am I buying a constant stream of plastic just to keep my hands busy? The yarn was bulky and hard to store, and so were the projects. A lot of the stuff came out just impractical to wear regularly or wasn’t appreciated by the people I gifted it to. A lot of yarn I got because it was pretty worked up to be downright ugly.

I switched to almost exclusively knitting socks and it has helped a lot with the feelings I was having. Sock yarn uses more natural fibers. I’m also saving money in the long run because, even though sock yarn is expensive, making them takes so long. Plus, socks are something people actually need many of. I really just needed something to do with my hands and socks are perfect.

Have you all had any similar feelings of internal conflict? I loved shopping for yarn but after awhile big acrylic projects just didn’t hit the same anymore.