The Process of Knitting

A knitting project whether a garment or an afghan/blanket is a lot of work.  A knitter often follows a set of directions which at times have to be adjusted to fit the situation or size of the item.  It takes concentration and attention to details to be successful much the same as life and relationships.  If you make a mistake in the pattern, you have to take out stitches back to the place where the pattern is correct and start again and if you don't you end up with a project that looks odd and in the end is not something that you can be proud of.

I love to knit clothing for my family and friends.  It gives me great pleasure to see them wear and enjoy the items I've given them.  But more importantly to me I want each stitch to represent a connection between us.   I knit because I love.  I never knit without that awareness.

When I realized that knitting was a representation of how I wanted to live my life it was like a moment of epiphany.  I thought about the similarities between life and knitting and I suddenly found a way to make sense of the big picture of life and how I fit into it.  I realized the importance of integrity and character and intention.  It made me more determined than ever to live that way and to approach others with those values in mind.   I began to work harder than ever on my string of pearls, the things I wanted to be important in my life.  It hasn't always been an easy process, in fact it has at times been painful because although I began to change how I viewed life, the rest of society continued on .......imagine that!