Many hands make enlightened work.
For most of us, knitting truly is a spiritual practice. Something we do with our hands to connect us to our hearts and minds. I really enjoyed my practice of knitting hand warmers and gloves this winter. It gave me everything I like about knitting. First, immediate gratification. Oooo, I finished the wrist. Hooray, there's the thumb. Yippee.. a finger. Next: you can finished a project in less than a week. Ok, I guess that's actually more immediate gratification. Also, you get a lot of use out of what you make. It's not like a sweater that sits in the closet and I bet I'll use them for years to come. mmm? I guess that's more like long-term gratification. Let's see, what else? Oh, people comment alot on them - ego gratification? And you can churn 'em out. Obsessive compulsive gratification. AH, knitting - the road to enLightenment.
You've been so busy!
Love!
Posted by: Cookie | March 19, 2007 at 12:40 PM
contented sigh...that was a wonderful commentary on happy knitting.
Posted by: Scarlett | March 19, 2007 at 04:51 PM
I love all the gloves. Knit what you love!
Posted by: Jennifer | March 19, 2007 at 09:05 PM
Your stories are so cute..you must be too. Do you have many men knitting in your club? I can see how relaxing it could be. I wonder how long it would take to knit a sportscoat?
Thanks
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Posted by: Stephanie | March 23, 2007 at 04:05 PM