The only excuse for not having written recently is that I’ve been knitting. A lot. (Like the all-day Sunday knit-in which I hosted at home, yesterday. I discovered that knit-ins have a pleasant, secondary raison d'etre, which is that they are a great excuse for fabulous food - necessary for fuelling the creative spirit.)
That, plus my existential dilemma over the purpose of this blog. Am I fashioning flawless fairisle fancies that are the envy of my friends? No. Am I crafting creative kid’s cardigans for colleagues? Non. Am I a budding young textile designer tipped to be the next Kaffe Fasset? No again. Should I be blogging, therefore? Porbably not. My enthusiasm for knitting far outweighs my ability.
However, I am bashing out wonky jumpers, scarves and blankets with a passion on a par only to my love of yarn and my fiancé. (He buys me knitting books – need I say more?). Obsessed as I am with this craft, I need an outlet for my knitting notions, even if the only reason is a desire to hang onto my friends and colleagues and not bore them out of existence. Finally, I also keep banging on about wanting to post pictures, and haven’t got round to it. And to me, a blog without pictures is like a town without a wool shop: not very exciting.
So here, I’m opening my heart and am determined to put all this to rights. My mission, which I am attacking with typical Monday-morning zeal is to purchase a camera cable and knock this blog into shape. Exciting, no? Watch this space...
That, plus my existential dilemma over the purpose of this blog. Am I fashioning flawless fairisle fancies that are the envy of my friends? No. Am I crafting creative kid’s cardigans for colleagues? Non. Am I a budding young textile designer tipped to be the next Kaffe Fasset? No again. Should I be blogging, therefore? Porbably not. My enthusiasm for knitting far outweighs my ability.
However, I am bashing out wonky jumpers, scarves and blankets with a passion on a par only to my love of yarn and my fiancé. (He buys me knitting books – need I say more?). Obsessed as I am with this craft, I need an outlet for my knitting notions, even if the only reason is a desire to hang onto my friends and colleagues and not bore them out of existence. Finally, I also keep banging on about wanting to post pictures, and haven’t got round to it. And to me, a blog without pictures is like a town without a wool shop: not very exciting.
So here, I’m opening my heart and am determined to put all this to rights. My mission, which I am attacking with typical Monday-morning zeal is to purchase a camera cable and knock this blog into shape. Exciting, no? Watch this space...
