Let's face it. This holiday season kicked my butt. It kicked my butt and didn't even bother to ask my name.
During a stressful time I usually turn to a hobby to distract myself and help pull myself out of my funk. Normally, I would either cook or quilt. But this time I was too far gone for either of those activities. They require too much thought. Heck, quilting requires geometry!
So for the past few weeks I've turned to knitting. I am by no means a good knitter. I'm a lefty and I taught myself using a book for a right-handed person. What I do is some form of bastard knitting but it seems to hold together. I'm not that experienced either. My repertoire consists of scarves, chemo caps, and one lone baby blanket.
Lately, I've cranked out scarves while watching Christmas movies and a Star Trek Borg marathon with my guys. Knitting is repetitive. It's almost a form of meditation. My mind can go blank and before I know it I've knitted six inches without a single mistake. I knit until I go to bed with my old piano injury aching.
I'm not out of my funk yet and I see a lot of knitting in my future. Does anyone need a scarf?
5 comments:
I don't need a scarf but I do need baby hats. You'll see why when you see my post tomorrow ;) Hope your "therapy" works like magic and the funk clears soon!
I would love scarf. I didn't know you knitted what other talents are you hiding from me. You really are hiding a cape under those clothes aren't you. It's ok I won't tell, I just want to fly the invisible jet.
You know I love you and have been thinking about you lots and lots. Prayers are with you as always.
I wish I could knit. I tried it once. For like 10 minutes. I felt like a reject and had to stop.
I find stress relief with crocheting. I think knitting is much prettier but the gratification (results) is not almost instant like crochet. I have found that if you felt crochet, you can't really tell that's its not knitting! I hope you're out of your funk soon! Since you quilt, you can try art quilting...very therapeutic!
I want one for sure! My mother always knit; every night she'd lie on the couch and watch TV, clicking away with the needles. Now she no longer does, and I really miss seeing her do it, as well as the outcome. Homemade knitted things are so dear and durable. Great therapy!
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