Anyways, the other day I decided to stay and watch the
practice and was working on a knit scarf design that will be published next
year. It was in a lovely silk and cashmere blend and the color was divine. Trust
me, this is the kind of stuff knitters and crocheters would give up their first
born for!
So, I’m at the swim practice, knitting away, minding my own business. I must have
been in a sort of Zen moment or something because I was just lost in the rhythm
of the clicking needles. I was transfixed by the feel of the yarn as it moved
through my fingers and over the needle to create a stitch. I can just imagine the
look of complete and utter pleasure on my face, right?
I felt eyes on me. You know that feeling you get that you
are being watched? So, I looked up from my work and turn to the woman sitting
next to me. Gosh, I must have been in hyper focus mode, because I don’t even
remember anyone taking the seat on the bench next to me.
I could see the questions in her face. There on her lips,
she wanted to ask me something about my knitting, but she didn’t want to be
rude. So, I helped her out. I gestured to my knitting and told her what I was
making. I didn’t want to completely scare off the muggle with the details of
the yarn composition, the needles being used, the stitch pattern, so I kept it
super simple and casual.
She smiled and said what I hear so often…
“I couldn’t do that, knitting. I don’t have the patience.”
In the past, in reaction to this comment I use to go into discussions, expounding quite eloquently on the many virtues of knitting and crochet; about how knitting and crochet
allowed me to have patience instead of having the patience to actually do the
craft. I use to feel like, if only they knew the benefits of what this craft
could do for their state of minds.
I didn’t this time. I didn’t want a battle. I didn’t want to
be the crazy knitter at swim practice. Well, at least, this time. I nodded and she smiled back at her. She
went back to playing on her phone - I think it was one of those Candy Crush type of games from the low sounds coming from her phone - and I went back to my knitting, instantly transported
back to my happy place, where I was creating something beautiful and lovely. I was making art that
was also functional and wearable, the love, and hope, and possibility
knitted into it.
This design, when published in 2016, I hope a mom will knit
for her daughter for graduation. Or, maybe a big sister will knit for her
little sister on her wedding day.
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