laidback knitting
I had a rare Tuesday off today. With five inches of rain in the rain gauge, it was not a day to spend pulling weeds, though they will certainly need pulling once the rain stops...sometime on Thursday according to weather reports. It was a great day to knit. Happily, I have at hand 10 Secrets of the Laidback Knitters by Vicki Stiefel and Lisa Souza. I checked it out from my library. Twice. I've now ordered a copy, even though I had put a moratorium on buying more knitting books. This one made me feel okay about the way I approach my knitting. For me, it is the comfort of having needles and yarn in my hands, gradually seeing a finished object emerge. I love the finished objects, which are almost always gifts for someone special, but it's the act of knitting that makes me feel good. In their book, Vicki and Lisa lay out chapter by chapter what it is that makes knitting joyful. From learning to knit, to spinning your own yarn, e...