WHY I KNIT

I've enjoyed many types of craft work for years, always doing something creative, including counted cross, quilting, painting and sewing. I learned to knit years ago but never really got into it until last year. Then I read somewhere that knitting has been proven to be as relaxing as practicing yoga. As full time caregiver to my 80 year old Mom, I needed all the relaxation techniques I could find. At the same time, our community formed a knitting club, which we call "Hooks and Needles," and my passion for knitting took off. There is hardly a spare minute that I'm not working on a project. I use both needles and looms and always have more than one project in the works at any given time. At present, I'm working on a tapestry, felted purse, using duplicate stitch over knitting. That's my BIG project for the moment, as the stitching is taking a lot of time and, secretly, I'm almost afraid to finish and felt--just in case my 100 hours of work will be in vain. My fun projects include knitting dishclothes, quick and easy, and making hats on my roundloom. Both of these projects take about 3-4 hours each to complete. As soon as my son comes home from college (Thanksgiving) I will post some pictures of my work. I gotta have those youthful instructions on how it's done!