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.