I'm feeling rather quiet today...I just want to knit...and read...and sit on the beach...and take a bath...and go to bed early. Or any combination of those: beach knitting, bed reading, bath reading AND knitting, etc. (yes! I have knit in the bath from time to time.) Here's what I've been reading and reflecting on (while knitting) lately:
Knitting as meditation, relaxation, creation, and peace...
"This book is about seeing and listening. It's about becoming aware that through knitting you can hear and give attention to what's in your heart and soul-to yourself, to the world, to others, and to the Holy," from, "The Knitting Way" by Linda Skolnit and Janice MacDaniels.
Knitting as teacher of life lessons...
"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." ~Chinese saying, from, "Things I Learned from Knitting...whether I wanted to or not."
Knitting as social pursuit...
An excerpt by Debbie Stoller:
"It's a freezing cold Tuesday night in January, and the gals at my office can't wait to head home, but I'm happy to face the biting winds and make my way to the Java 'n Jazz cafe. After all, tonight is Stitch 'n Bitch, and I've been looking forward to it all week. By the time I get there, the ladies have already staked their claim to the rocking chair and the coveted couch at the back of the cafe. The low coffee table in front of them is covered with mugs of cappuccino and tea, and the women themselves sit thigh-to-thigh on the couches in a tight circle, their heads bent over their latest knitting projects, bags of yarn and needles scattered to their feet. With a bit of rearranging, I find a way to join the circle as well."
Illustration by: Adrienne Yan, from the book "Stitch 'N Bitch," by Debbie Stoller.
Happy Knitting...and reading...and beaching...and bath taking!
