That's fair. If I didn't live in the Pacific Northwest where scarves and hats are eminently useful and part of the local style, I'd probably be less interested.

But, also, I've found my tastes changed some as I got into knitting. There's a sort of "see through the Matrix" effect where as I learned more about knitting, I could see things about what other people are wearing that I didn't notice before. I can often tell when someone is wearing a hand-knitted garment and every now and then even notice what yarn or pattern it is.

That makes knitted clothing and accessories more interesting to see and then more interesting for myself to wear: I'm not sending a signal to other knitters about who I am.

But if I still lived on the Gulf Coast where it's hot all the time? Yeah, probably not knitting as much.