Where do you knit?
Recently I questioned myself and any passing readers why you choose to knit as a pastime or craft. One blogger that responded was Funkyflower, asking in turn where do you knit?
I’m a creature of habit, and now I think about the places that I knit I realise that 90% of the time it is in the same few locations and situations. Mostly, it is in front of the television, often whilst a football match plays out a few metres beyond my needles. This way I can enjoy watching the match with my other half without feeling too fidgety during any ’slow’ bits. I do not dislike football, in fact I quite enjoy watching most matches, and especially ones where Spurs happen to be winning, but I also understand the undeniable opporunity of two-hours uncontested knitting time. During a football match Craig wishes for almost nothing. Maybe a cup of tea* at half time, but it is usually quality knitting time for me.
Just in case you were wondering, Spurs are winning.
I can knit in front of pretty much any TV program. I got quite excited once when Craig asked me how I could possibly knit and follow the plot of an original Swedish-language episode of Wallander at the same time. I thought I must have had some accidental language epiphany, and had subconsciously learned fluent Swedish, but a few seconds of shutting my eyes and listening intently made me realise that this was not the case, and I had in fact just picked up the habit of knitting without looking what I was doing. Still, a good achievement, though perhaps not quite as impressive as becoming an expert Swedish speaker without ever trying.
I’m also happy to knit wherever I am when I am travelling alone by train, or when I am out with my other half and my pastime will not intrude on our conversation or activity and not be bothersome to anybody else in the vicinity. Say… at the pub:
Only one, or I'll start dropping my stitches (and falling over)
I don’t get as much knitting time as I would like to have. I think that is why I stick to small projects, because even a simple scarf can take me weeks of piecemeal snatched moments of a row or two to complete, and it is easy enough for a slow-going project to turn into a bit of a slog, but the completion of every project and the snuggly comfort and pride they bring makes the time taken in the knitting worthwhile.
*’cup of tea’ = pint of beer.
