About me and my knitting

I have done various craft-like activities since I got out of high school… some years none, some a fair amount. I used to be a carpenter’s helper and got some skill with those tools. Later, I learned the basics of crochet, but it didn’t really take. I like making nets, but there isn’t much I’ve found to do with them. Only so many net bags needed. I got into target shooting about 8 years ago, and have a pretty decent reloading setup, but haven’t been able to go shooting in a long time, so there isn’t much use for the bench. During a school break this fall, I asked my wife to try (again) to teach me to knit. For some reason, it really grabbed me this time. As I hoped, it is enough different from the kinds of mental activities I do at work and in my school classes that it really feels like a break.

I have found that I can knit very well on the train and while waiting to feel sleepy at night. I can’t knit particularly well while watching TV, but I’ll bet that after I’ve been knitting for a while I will.

Knitting feels like a good thing to do. I find that I’m picking up the skills pretty easily. My first in-the-round and cable projects worked well, and I’m hoping to keep adding skills. I don’t yet know for sure what sorts of projects I’ll be interested in, but I have a better feel for those that don’t interest me (complex colors, vast blankets). My current limitation is boredom. If the project goes on too long, I want to give up.

I also am working through a certain amount of embarrassment. I’d like to think I’m beyond worrying about what other people think of me, but… I’m not.