One of my favorite times to pick up my knitting is during stress. Nerves & worries focus my mind on the task at hand (in hand?) and I am able to rest my brain as long as the knit purl cycle continues.
This week our family experienced a couple of days that challenge patience & cause us to wonder "what if?" I'm happy to say that everything has worked out fine & we're back to our routine.
Today while I was working on my most recent knitting project, begun the morning of our mini-crisis, I noticed that the self-striping yarn was creating a meandering path through the glittery copper & rich purple. The more rows I finished the more the path became distinct & beautiful. It wasn't what I planned, yet the more I worked the more comfortable I became with the emerging pattern.
My week has been like that wandering yarn pattern: begun in straight, planned rows then curving & taking me to the edge of beauty and bringing me back to center again. All the while remaining ordered & controlled.
Trust in the knitting -- it will guide you in life.
Funny how one afternoon visit to Hobby Lobby can land you on a place called "blogspot".
The Hubs & I made a Saturday tour of the local Hobby Lobby. I was looking for Scherenscnitte books, he was picking up glass for a stained glass project. I stopped at the craft magazine rack. That's always an expensive stop for me. This time it lead to something completely new. . . .
Cloth Paper Scissors most recent issue came home with me, yada yada yada --blogging.
I promised myself to be brave & try new things so here I am at the beginning of something new. Promise kept. Well, for today anyway.
I look forward to this journey & I hope you'll come along with me. We'll talk of art & dogs, cats & this person who loves them, crafts & the frustration that comes with not always fitting in. I hope we share our work & ideas & fun & interests.
Don't be shy -- jump right in.
