I love to knit.  I love to knit because I can do it while I sit with my family in the living room or while DH drives the car.  I can knit in the dining hall at camp or in church before a service starts.  I can knit while I sit in staff meetings.  I can even knit  a few stitches while I wait for the computer to boot up!

I love knitting because the needles, when they are metal, are smooth and make a gentle clicking sound.  While bamboo needles are warm, they feel like they are scraping against each other as I complete each stitch.  Yarn with its various textures and thicknesses can be incredibly comforting as it slides between my fingers.  Then there is the feeling of the yarn as it pulls through the old loop to make a new loop, or stitch. 

I love knitting because it allows me to put my creative side to good use by making usable items for my family.  The age old dilemma of missing mittens, gloves, hats, socks or holes in said garments keeps me forever with a list of items we need.  Oooo...and making felted tote bags is a whole world of knitting I have just peeped at.

I love knitting because not only are the items I make usable they are fun gifts to give.  I imagine someone putting on a pair of socks I made and enjoying the pleasure of warm, soft wool.   Yum!

I just had a terrifically horrible thought...this is sounding a little like an ode to knitting.  I think I had better quit now.