Retired Reflections

Knitting

I can't remember when I learned to knit. My mother was from Lossiemouth, Scotland and learned to knit when she was young probably from her granny. She came to this country as an orphan when she was a teenager. I was most likely around 10 when I first knit something - and no doubt that something was most likely a scarf. My mother never seemed to follow patterns, it was just in her head.

I knit a hat for my boyfriend in college, then a sweater. I have both items still because I married him. I have sweaters I made in the 60's. I knit for the kids in the 70's and then mainly for myself. I knit alot during our younger boy's basketball games - they were too nerve-racking and knitting calmed me down.

In the last five years I have knit a few sweaters, lots of socks and scarves. Right now I have an Opal patterned sock going. And I just finished a pair made of yarn from Knit Picks - the yarn is the color of Brie, our calico cat. I wore a multi-dimensional scarf today which I made from some Noro yarn - hmmm, the best.

posted by Mary @ 7:11 PM