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
Jeanie : OMG! That is not a beginner's quilt! And you did a wonderful job on it! Wow. I do SIMPLE quilts....l...Jeanie : Oh! Lori! I didn't know you quilted too! Me too! It sort of takes a second seat behind the knitting ...
Jocelyn : I love the post-its! What a fabulous way to celebrate his day. (Ethiopian isn't half-bad, either -...
Linda F : Lori, I know what it's like to have (as I call them) the heebie-jeebies, so I'm not making fun of yo...
Rebecca : Thanks for the SNL play by play! How fun and how lucky you were to even get a seat. I had no idea th...Linda F : Wow, who knew it was so involved? Very, very interesting. Thanks for the report, Lori....
Laura : Wow! Really interesting!! Thanks for sharing it :)...
Tammy : Very interesting!...
Karen Katz : LOL! I had exactly the same 'husband' experience, only my first was closer to 20 years. Now, I'm so...Linda F : What a great SNL episode to attend, Lori! Will Ferrell will never not be funny to me. Sometimes he g...
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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.