2KCBWDAY7: My Knitting and Crochet Time

Prompt: Write about your typical crafting time.

I feel very fortunate to be able to work at home, not least of which is because I don’t have to worry about a boss getting angry if I knit at work! Yes, there are days when I should be writing more, but I often end up taking out a project and sneaking in a few rows.

View from the office chair

When I first started knitting, it was confined mainly to evening hours. This is because I had a toddler around who would mess with my stuff. He actually pulled a double-pointed needle out of a sock-in-progress once. *sigh* Now, though, with everyone in school, but with a still-busy schedule, I know that the only way I can finish anything is to work on it whenever I have time. There is no set time for me. I knit while waiting in the school car line after school, when waiting for kids at sports practices, on long car rides when Weedinator’s driving -- anytime I can carve out the time.

View from the driver's seat

Probably one of the reasons I knit socks so much is because they’re perfect for toting along. Of course, the project makes a difference. I cannot knit lace when people are about, so this is one time I have to wait for night or when I’m alone. An ideal week for me is to fit in a minimum of five hours of crafting. This doesn’t always happen, of course, and when I don’t get that time, I feel myself getting anxious and antsy. However, knowing that most of us find ways to fit in what we want, if we want it badly enough, I know that I can almost always fit in knitting or crocheting or card-making if I’m determined enough.

That’s it, folks! Blog Week is over! I can’t even believe I posted here for seven days straight -- as much fun as it was, it also made me realize I would not want to blog every day. As it is, I’ll be taking a break from this space for several days or so and will see you soon. Ironically, I did very little knitting during a week dedicated to blogging about knitting and crochet, so I have a date with the needles!

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2KCBWDAY6: Something to Aspire To

Prompt: Is there a pattern or skill that you don’t yet feel ready to tackle but which you hope to (or think you can only dream of) tackling in the future, near or distant? Is there a skill or project that makes your mind boggle at the sheer time, dedication and mastery of the craft?

I’m mostly happy with where I am skill-wise, simply because I’m not here to win any awards or break records -- knitting is strictly for enjoyment for me. If I love the project and it incorporates new skills, great. But if I love a stockinette hat that’s nothing more than plain knitting in the round, that’s great, too. I’m open to anything so long as I love it.

Patterned lace, though, thrills me and fills me with awe. I have this book, Victorian Lace Today, and so far haven’t knit anything from it, though I think I could tackle the “easy” lace patterns that feature rest rows of plain knitting.


 But the “experienced” patterns, with changes in stitch count every row or lacework with every.single.row?
 


 I’m not there yet, but a girl can dream, can’t she?

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2KCBWDAY5: Something Different

Prompt: This is an experimental blogging day to try and push your creativity in blogging to the same level that you perhaps push your creativity in the items you create.

It was harder than I thought to come up with a subject for this day, so here is my very humble attempt to present two of the most important tools we have at our disposal.


I'm not here to talk about yarn, needles, hooks, stitch markers, cable needles, bags -- none of the tools and accessories that define our crafts. Today, it's all about hands.

I wonder how much thought we give to our hands each day. I usually don't think about my hands much, though they're probably the busiest parts of my body. In thinking about it, though, and everything they do, aren't they a marvel?


Without them, I couldn't do one of the very things I love the most, one of the things that led to this blog in the first place. I remember one particularly miserable weekend where my right hand was in a brace -- no knitting, no writing, no nothing but moping and watching bad movies. It didn't matter that I had yarn galore, needles at the ready and time. One injured hand led to no crafting at all.

If you haven't given your hands a lot of thought in the past, today may be a good day to do so. In thanks.

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