Knit Wits

Did you know I’m in charge of a knitting club? It’s not very big, just a few ladies from my church. One of my friends, LL, was all excited about forming a knitting circle after I taught her to knit early this year. Another friend, GC, has been knitting for about a decade and was the only one at church with more knitting experience than me. (I just learned to knit after we moved here, about 2 years ago. But I’ve made a lot of progress in that short time, since I don’t have children and I work at home.) The funny thing is we are the youngest of the knitters, many of the ladies are our mothers’ age. MC and BH are quilters by day, picking up their knitting needles on the side. They are attracted to knitting for its portability – as am I. I have to say I love knitting – it’s the best hobby ever. You can take it anywhere, and make so many different kinds of garments and accessories. Everything from rugs and pillows to bags and blankets to scarves and shawls. And sweaters, of course! I have only knit one of those, a baby sweater for T’s little Z. I hope to knit more sweaters in the future, as I plan to be a lifelong knitter. It may be in a popular phase, “the new yoga,” but I’m playing for keeps!

Last week BH (one of the quilters) brought a huge box of secondhand knitting needles that didn’t sell at her mother’s yard sale. Wow! There had to be at least 35 pairs of needles, probably more. She was sick of carting them around so I took them home and sorted them into pairs and gauged the ones that weren’t marked with the size. I picked out a set to keep, at least one pair in every size from 0 to 15, including straight, circular and double-pointed. There were plenty left over for the rest of the Knit Wits. Knitting can be an expensive hobby so it was a real boon to all of us to have free needles in abundance. Thanks, BH!