I Am A Person Who Works Well

Just Because Something Is Fun Doesn't Mean It's A Waste Of Time.

You Know You Knit Too Much When ... Before You Buy Anything, Such As A Hammock Or Curtains, You Seriously Wonder Whether You Could Knit It.

It Is A Peculiarity Of Knitters That They Chronically Underestimate The Amount Of Time It Takes To Knit Something. Birthday On Saturday? No Problem. Socks Are Small. Never Mind That The Average Sock Knit Out Of Sock-weight Yarn Contains About 17,000 Stitches. Never Mind That You Need Two Of Them. (that's 34,000 Stitches, For Anybody Keeping Track.) Socks Are Only Physically Small. By Stitch Count, They Are Immense.

The Essay Is One Of My Favourite Forms Of Writing, And I Feel Like What's Inside Is Really Personal, More So Than With Shorter Pieces.

The First Time You Find Yourself Having A Conversation About Moss Stitch With A Group Of People Who Aren't Desperately Trying To Escape You ... It's Like Coming Home.