here’s why i knit: pleasure. sensory glory, pedestrian pleasures all made by hand. by MY hands.
the pleasure of doing something that's really clever, if you think about it
the visual and tactile beauty of textures that come from 2 simple stitches
the glory of something quite pedestrian, made by hand and with love
lushly textured fabric, made of one long piece of yarn and 2 sticks, and my two hands
kristieinbc : I turn 55 Saturday, and have been mulling over how I want to approach this next year of my life. I a...
pamela : Hi Lori
What a thought-provoking post.
My (random) thoughts -
- 40 weeks of pregnancy
- i just t...
Jeanie : I'm not sure I'd trust the wordy thing either, .....I don't see the word knit or knitting....
MicheleinMaine : Hi Lori! I made this same sweater, and put lampworked glass buttons on it in the size called for (a...
Kelly from Rav : I have tears in my eyes Lori. Big hugs to both of you and yes, I know what you mean (except that my...
Karen Katz : It's the worst of all feelings.
I hope the bad things get better soon....
Margaret : honestly? while they're beautiful, I personally think that they're too big for the sweater. I woul...
Andrea : Well, I'll be honest. The eyeball thing didn't stand out to me until I read your post! Now I see it....
Laura : Sorry I was vague... I was just pointing out the ones I liked and why but since you have to use them...Jeanie : Now that you say that, I can see that. But it's not what would pop first into my mind. I think they ...
coming clean http://t.co/JpZJDmRD - posted on 09/02/2012 15:35:35gonna be a bright, bright sunshiney day http://t.co/pzvMsnPF - posted on 09/02/2012 09:51:30parents, you’ll get this one: http://t.co/LcEg3hYY - posted on 08/02/2012 16:46:32sure and unsure http://t.co/LUT0o1hR - posted on 08/02/2012 11:05:00
@loridstone I should just send you a long email. Making plans for grad school + Q's for u on psych (Stella wants to study it in college) - posted on 07/02/2012 16:38:25
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That sock is looking beautiful! You’ve inspired me to give some socks a go, again. No Madelinetosh here, though. SO jealous
On her own blog, Andrea just wrote a post titled..Knitaversary
Gorgeous! I was just thinking the same thing yesterday. Finished Dan’s first sock of the pair and had him try it on and I just sat there and looked at it and just sometimes can’t believe that I made it with my two little hands….and you are right….it’s just two stitches!
All those reasons! You’re right, that’s why we knit, isn’t it? And heel turns, in particular, just encompass all of that for me — magic and utility, in one seemingly-quotidian object.
Hi Lori! I learned to knit about 2 years ago and I am just now past the stage of knitting scarves. I started a shrug for my mom and I keep thinking the same things—one long piece of yarn, two stitches, two sticks and my hands!
I found your blog by way of my wonderful brother, Sherlock. I had the chance to meet you at his wedding.
Thanks for sharing.