Feeling like a rank amateur, I’ve have taken up the needles again. Though I am working on an extremely simple creation of my own design (knitting on the “fly” as I like to call it), my previously speedy knitting has become somewhat slow and clumsy. To be expected, I imagine, after a 6 month hiatus.
Knitting has been increasingly difficult, over the past two years. The problem: I knit too much! If I were a creature of moderation, I would never have knit to the point of injury.
Alas…obsession knows no bounds. The advent of the change in seasons and several lovely skeins of “Italia – Umbria”, reminiscent of a pumpkin patch in fall, has fired the fan of creativity. Must…knit….must…knit!!
My oldest daughter is expecting my 4th granddaughter in a couple weeks. The fingers are a little too rusty, right now, to attempt the delicate pieces that I wish to present to little “Thumbelina”.
So, I’ll keep “knitting away” (with moderation, of course!)in hopes that my previous proficiency will return.
I am a traditional Catholic homeschooling mother of 9 children, married for 30 years to the most patient and sainted man. As converts to Catholicism in 1991, our family has only recently discovered the beauty and full expression of our beliefs in the timeless liturgy of antiquity, the Extraordinary Form also commonly referred to as the Traditional Latin Mass. An avid knitter, I also enjoy gardening, reading and immersing myself in the everyday graces of my vocation.
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Knitting is a lot of fun but right now I am taking a break and hand sewing an apron instead.
So, tell us what you’re making!
How lovely, Esther! I’ve been contemplating making a few aprons myself. Years ago, I used to sew “country aprons” for a country craft store…you know the ones, calico with a gazillion ruffles and a really full skirt?!scmom: I’m making an elbow length capelet with ribbon tie. I’ll let you know how it turns out…I’m 8 inches into it!