My hobbies keep growing.
I spend so much time knitting from September until May that I sometimes forget about this other passion I have: gardening. I think there's a lot of similarities between the two:
Both are:
1) about creating something from nothing
2) done with my hands.
3) involve lots of color
4) about watching something grow
5) involve spending too much money and not knowing when to stop
6) wonderful distractions from all the responsible things I should be doing, and lastly
7) both are frequently about ripping something out and starting over!
But wouldn't it be great if you could just knit a garden??
That's what a few crafty knitters are doing over in the U.K. They're asking folks to contribute knitted mushrooms, or planters, flowers, ladybugs, flagstone (!) and grass.Click on the picture to see all the incredible detail and visit their website. Cool huh? I guess if I wanted it to resemble my garden, I would have to knit up a ton of aphids and some blackspot. For you dual-hobbiest, will you be spending time in your garden in lieu of knitting?
I love gardening too...however, this summer I will be on an out of town travel assignment so I'm not going to do much gardening this year. But, all the time on the road means that there will be tons of knit time.:)
Posted by:Amy | May 10, 2006 at 07:51 AM
Ah, the joy of living in apartments. All that time for just knitting knitting knitting.
Where do you find your fabulous links?
Posted by:Theresa | May 10, 2006 at 08:01 AM
I'm always amazed at people who love gardening. To me it's just work, work, work. I don't even like to water indoor plants! Gardening is so frustrating--there are so many problems you can't "tink" and fix...like deer, for example--BIG problem where I'm from! But that knitted garden, now that's something I might look into!
Posted by:Monica | May 10, 2006 at 08:05 AM
I'm always amazed at people who love gardening. To me it's just work, work, work. I don't even like to water indoor plants! Gardening is so frustrating--there are so many problems you can't "tink" and fix...like deer, for example--BIG problem where I'm from! But that knitted garden, now that's something I might look into!
Posted by:Monica | May 10, 2006 at 08:06 AM
I have a Jan Messant book called "Knitted Gardens" which is damned amazing...
Posted by:Chris | May 10, 2006 at 06:26 PM
Great thoughts. I'll check out the UK garden. I just crocheted a flower at a flower class last night! No need to reply. Love your own garden
Posted by:kathy b | May 10, 2006 at 09:54 PM