With the onset of winter around here lately, the shop has been ravaged. Knitters come in in a hurry, fill their cheeks with yarn and scurry home to hide it somewhere for the winter.
I do love the summer but if it is going to get cold...then snow enough to make it worth while. For me, there is nothing better than sitting inside a warm home with a cup of coffee and knitting with not a place to be. This exact scenario is happening tonight.
If you too are stuck inside and are wondering what to knit, read about knitting or check online about knitting...here's some things to keep you busy...
1. http://www.ravelry.com/ If you aren't on already or signed up, sign up NOW! Take all the online searching for patterns, checking http://www.flickr.com/ for other people's finished projects and knitting forums, compile them in one spot and you have Ravelry. It isn't quite public yet but you can get on the waiting list and be wasting time shortly!
2. For goodness sake, read some EZ (Elizabeth Zimmermann) or better yet, check out one of here DVDs. Pick one of her books and you no longer will be a slave to patterns. Sometimes I overhear "But I'm afraid to". Wait a minute....You've had children, you undergone a root canal, don't tell me you are afraid of some yarn and needles. What's the worst that can happen? You have to rip it out? Be afraid of the Whooping Cough, Typhoid Fever or being hit by a bus, not knitting.
3. Knit something new. Haven't tried cables, whip one up. Add some to a scarf and see how it goes. If it works, you have something to wear with your new coat. If it doesn't, rip it out or give it to an annoying co-worker. Haven't tried working with more than one color before, give it a whirl. Try it on a hat. If it comes out too big or too small, give it to someone. There are always people who need one.
4. Start a knitting log of some sort. Jot down ideas for a new project, dates, clips of yarn with the tags, measurements of someone to knit for or a good book to check out. A great way to organize your thoughts.
5. Teach someone else to knit. Young, old, boy or girl. I feel forever indebted to my teacher and they will feel the same about you. A close friend who I helped start knitting recently said to me "Thanks. I'm happier, nicer to my kids and husband and feel a sense of accomplishment." How terrific that something so simple can mean so much, huh?
Enjoy your knitting. It has kept many sane, happy, creative and sober. Amazing what a little wool and needles can do...
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2 comments:
It is interesting how sticks and string make such a huge impact on many knitters lives. I'm sure that you're touching many lives with your store.
Loved the post! You are absolutely right -- we shouldn't fear the wool. Or the patterns. Thanks for your great shop, Mindy.
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