Why some people don't knit...

[jwg]

Feb 21, 2003 Rhymes with Orange by Hilary Price - a great cartoonist.

Can be found at Seattle Post Journal
From the Feb 17, 2003 New Yorker by Victoria Roberts

My mother was an constant knitter. She knitted while reading a book or while watching television. A good portion of her clothes were her creations. I still have quite a few of the sweaters she made for me, although I rarely wear sweaters - flannel shirts work better for me. When she died, I gave away close to 100 sweaters and some other knitted garments and sent five cartons of wool, knitting needles, and knitting books to an out-of-town friend and old-time knitting partner.

I'm sure she would have gotten along quite well with susandennis.

Comments

[fj.livejournal.com]

How do people with cats manage to keep the balls of yarn safe?

[susandennis]

How nice of you to send her knitting stuff on to her knitting buddy! My sister will have her hands full when I die and she has to clear our my knitting crap! She'll be pissed becaue I have very few finished items in my home. They are all given away pretty quickly after finishing. But, like any knitter, I have tons of yarn, needles, books and a good bit of etc.!

But, mainly I love that knitting is making such a comeback that we have cartoons about it now! Excellent!!!

[photoglh.livejournal.com]

My mother used to knit quite a bit too. She was also fond to crochet. At one time she even taught me to knit, but I haven't touched a pair of needles in at least 20 years.

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[ilexv.livejournal.com]

So you are one of -those- people who can . . .

I am in the category of people with a sweater project that wasn't working out and got busy with the rest of my life.

[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

Where is jss1113 when we need him?

[jss]

Unable to get here due to travel (job innervoos) and a DDoS attack on LJ.

Only 100 sweaters? Amateur, poseur, wannabe. I'm well over 300 now (and got 3 more on, um, Thursday).

[drevilmoo.livejournal.com]

I learned to knit when I was working the Command Post in USAFE. Lots of time at night with nothing to do. Now I am too busy (not to mention having a cat).