Monday, 26 March 2012

KNit..........

Knit by the fire in the autumn or the year.  Knit all winter long, woolen socks and mittens, hats and leggings.  Knit a magical scarf that tells magical stories, mystical yarns.  Knit ten thousand stitches and, at every stitch, recite a prayer.  Knit with wool, cotton, handspun yarns, curlicued and mohair-soft and fuzzy.  Knit, purl, knit, purl.  Knit a family together.


 Knit a community together, drawing each thread closer and linking with the others.  Knit a row, purl a row, knit a row, purl a row.  Knit for the baby not yet born a hooded shawl, tiny feet warmers, a blanket dyed with marigold's gold.  Knit with your great-aunt's needles, smooth wood or ivory, the mouths of whales, clicking softly, softly.  Knit and purl, and knit and purl, and knit and purl, and knit.

--Rachel Snyder, 365 Words Well Being for Women


The knitted item in the photo is a shawl created from mohair, different types of wool and tweed.  It is a free form knitting..........add the colours I want, use one kind of yarn as often as I want........really fun and different than following a pattern.
It's a technique I learnt at Knit East that happened in 2011 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.


Do you knit?
Share your knitting project.


 
See you tomorrow on the porch with another knitting topic............thanks for stopping by.  Mar

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