Jul. 28, 2008 - Ahh, Knitting
Ahh, knitting. Such a peaceful pastime. Knitting is such a versatile hobby, as well. I mean, you can make pretty nearly anything, you can do it pretty much anywhere, and you can do many other things while doing it. Let me show you.
Point One ~ You can make pretty nearly anything. If you googled the word knitting for a while, you would find the strangest patterns amongst all of the normal stuff.
How about a knitted wig? There is even a bonus, it has curlers. Take a look.
Flowers anyone? Lilies are always beautiful, although, these are...knitted?
I am sure that all of you have studied bacteria at one point or another, now you need to try to knit them! Knitted bacteria is the way to go.
Just a side note, today is Beatrix Potter's birthday. How did I find out? Well, lets just say that Google is very informative.
Point Two ~ You can knit pretty nearly anywhere. How do I know? I know because I have done it! You can knit on the road while traveling, you can knit on the porch in the summer breeze. You could even do it while bungee jumping I suppose, but I think it probable that you would drop quite a few stitches! I knit while waiting for things, so sometimes I bring it to Dr. appointments, too.
Point Three ~ Take a look at my sidebar there, and gaze at my Goodreads book widget. (Oooh, I love widgets, don't you?) At all times there will be one book there that I don't physically read. You see, our lovely library has books that you can download and listen to, so that's what I do! While I am knitting. You can listen to books while doing lots of other things as well.
Knitting can be sociable. For a while some of the girls from my church, and ourselves, met every other week to knit together. While we knit, we talked, and it was a very pleasant way to spend some time. If you are a knitter and you know other knitters, I encourage you to get together and do two really fun things, knit and talk.
Some people can watch movies while they knit. Depending on the pattern, you don't have to watch what you are doing, and can concentrate on something else. Sometimes, if I am excited about the project I am working on, I will work on during the movie. I usually drop it a quarter of the way through, but at least I started.
Anyway, as I sat here trying to think of what to post, the frustration of my knitting project of just a few minutes earlier, came to mind. Thus, knitting became the theme of my post. I am trying to knit my first pair of socks, every knitter's dream, but when I actually got started, it became rather intimidating. I think I will work on something else for a while.
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Comments
Jul. 29, 2008 - Haha
Posted by rjdjohn316
This post was so funny. I got a good laugh out of it. I wish I knew how to knit. I could probably learn pretty easy. Mom knows a little bit, only the basics I suppose. :)
very good post anyways. :)
Love,
Rachel
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Jul. 30, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by discussionswpurpose
Hello,
I would love to knit, but I never quite learned how. I do enjoy crocheting though, it always makes me feel like I am actually accomplishing something when I'm watching a movie and so on:-)
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God bless,
Arya
Jul. 31, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Jocelyndixon
I don't know how to knit but I'd like to learn. I certainly love the shawl you made. :)
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