About a year and a half ago I taught myself to knit. Since then I have really enjoyed knitting and feel that I have become quite good at it. I have found that, within the last year, there has been a knitting renaissance. It is no longer an activity that only Grandmothers take part in and is now a hobby that the younger generation is taking pride in participating.
After being sick yesterday it has been nice to have something so calm and relaxing to do while continuing to recover. I have heard that knitting has been used to help with ADD. When a child has trouble concentrating in class it actually helps them to retain information while focusing on something else. It is the act of knitting that assists with keeping the child still long enough to listen to what the teacher has to say on any subject. Hearing this made me feel not so bad about doodling in notebooks while I was in school, it might have helped me!
I have been knitting all day trying to finish up a hat that I am making for my Grandpa for his 86th birthday which is on Friday. I love knitting things for other people. I love being able to search out a pattern for an item that I think the person will like, and then to go and pick out yarn in a colour that will suit the pattern and the person the item is for. I made hand warmers for each of my family and friends for Christmas and I loved watching them open them and smile with then realized that I took the time to knit them. I have always loved to give presents and knitting makes the whole thing even more enjoyable for me.
There is a really great yarn store right near where I live, and the first time I went in I was completely overwhelmed. I hadn’t even started to knit and went in to find some yarn to learn on. I walked in the door and was amazing by the amount of wool that covered the walls and shelves of the huge store. I walked around for sometime just looking at the various sizes and types of yarn. I finally discovered a brand that I have now made my favourite. I love going into this store to pick out my wool with my pattern in mind. It is the most exciting part of starting a new project.
Well, I suppose that is all I can really say on the subject of knitting. If I were able to spend my days doing nothing more than reading and knitting I don’t think that I would be bored at all, although I’m sure that some of you are bored with post. I will now get back to working on my hat.
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