My girlfriend, Missy, recently taught me how to knit. And I like it ... but don't love it yet. She, on the other hand LOVES it ... and I can see why. It is a luxurious feeling to have soft cotton/wool yarn pass through your finger tips ... to create something useful out of natural woven fibers ... to focus your attention on a craft as though it were a meditation ... to simply flick your wrist and wind together knotted stitches that when formed together create a gorgeous, wearable work-of-art. She does that. Often.
For now - I am simply admiring her work ... and am in love with the beauty that she creates with some needles and fingers.
Me? Well, I have stitched about 4 inches of a project ... and am in no hurry to stitch more. When Missy comes around, I pick it up so that we can knit together. It feels good to work on the same craft while chatting together. Sadly, I never last long. I need more instant gratification than knitting has yet to provide me. I would like that to change though. I would sincerely love to knit as well as she does - and recognize that one can only do so if one practices often. Perhaps someday.
For now - I am simply admiring her work ... and am in love with the beauty that she creates with some needles and fingers.Thanks for sharing your work Missy. It truly is a joy to watch.
Love,
Jodi
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I love knitting but I feel like I'm slow - it took me the better part of a year to complete a sweater. Granted I don't have oodles of time to knit but still, a year? I cast on something new the next day I was so excited to start a new project. But I still love it, so relaxing.
Wish you were here to join us Alexis (Lexi)!
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