I Learned to Knit

It's been on my To Do list for quite awhile and time and space afforded me the chance to learn.  Free knitting lessons were offered at Hoover Library, so I signed up, marched into Michael's to purchase my materials and gave it my undivided attention.  I was thrilled to find the teacher learned from her grandmother and taught her son, a 20-something who was assisting, and that the students were a group of mixed ages and races.  It felt just right.

I got the beginning stages down pretty quickly, even though neither my confidence nor rhythm matched my skill.  But the teacher, and her young assistant were so encouraging that I felt I could knit an entire wardrobe by the time class was over.  Learning something new is always exhilarating; learning to create something with your own two hands is...invigorating and undoubtedly salubrious.  I feel like a superhero -- KnitWoman!  I'm going to knit my own cape LOL!

Afterwards I attended Purl @ the Plaza, an event that brings artists together every second Saturday.  By artists, I mean people who knit, crochet, tat, crewel, embroider, needlepoint and cross-stitch.  There was a fabulous mixture of women - and one man lounging on a sofa reading a book), door prizes and exchanges of ideas.  So many different projects were going and folks were quick and ready to discuss them.  Once settled into our respective projects, other conversations began.  I learned about grandchildren living abroad, audio-books, vacation destinations, elder care, romance and so much more.  All of this added an extra layer of exuberance to this experience making it a grand day.  I can hardly wait until next month.

In the meantime, would you like a hat or scarf?