I have had two conversations about knitting this past week. Conversations outside of those I have on a daily basis with the little people that live in the flat box on my desk. We all know how exciting those conversations can be. You know. Someone gets this obsession of mine! Another knitter! Yeah! Instant camaraderie!
These conversations were remarkably similar. On observing me maniacally knitting away on Ene, with the needles flying around and the glazed look in my eye, they went something like this:
Them: "Oh, are you knitting?"
Me: "Yes. It relaxes me."
Them: "What are you working on?"
Me: "Well, it's a scarf. Well, more of a shawl really. See, I joined this Knitting Olympics, and I have to finish this scarf in…well, never mind, but really, it is relaxing (in the back of my mind thinking 'most of the time').
Them: "Well, I/my wife have/has been doing some knitting."
Me: "Really, that's great! (Real enthusiasm here). What do/does you/she knit?"
Them: "Well, scarves, and hats. See, I/she have/has this ring thing, and you loop the yarn around, and you have this stick thing and you pull the loops over the pegs, and it makes a long tube, and you cinch up the ends when you are done. Voilà , a hat!"
Me: "Oh. That's neat." (In my head: "Yeah, that's the same!")
Comments (4)
That's a serious toy there. It's like an ultra-luxe version of the French knitter!
Posted by Becky | February 23, 2006 12:13 AM
Posted on February 23, 2006 00:13
Not the same. Not the same AT ALL. But at least they're being crafty...
Posted by Emily | February 23, 2006 8:15 PM
Posted on February 23, 2006 20:15
That loom thing is selling like hotcakes here in Chicago - all the pre-teens are Loopin' - one of my co-workers gave his two daughters some right before Christmas and he told me they made, like, TWENTY hats in a weekend.
I went, Uh Huh, (right...) then I thought about it and you know how Pre-Teens ARE! It coulda happened!
He was thinkin' it was just like the knittin' he's always seeing me do and I just had to give him a b-Marie Bobblehead nod. Ya MaHn...
Posted by Bonne Marie | February 24, 2006 6:48 AM
Posted on February 24, 2006 06:48
Um, no, I agree, this is not knitting. My daughter has one that I won and she loves it because it is a quick knit. Whenever my husband sees it, he always states, "Oh, the cheatknitting thing." Smile. But, I must say that it still lends to the crafty side.
Stitch on!
Posted by Latoya | February 24, 2006 9:15 AM
Posted on February 24, 2006 09:15