The tangled web I weave…
The knotted web I weave? I’m trying to be subtle here…Ok, I’ll just say it…the KNITTED dish rag I knit! There! I’m out of the closet. My name is Beau. I’m a guy, and I knit.
I can rightly call myself a knitter because I’ve knitted a dish rag! hahaha. Well, you have to start somewhere right? But where will it end? I’ve already started another project - a hat. True, it’s late July, and it’s in the 90s ouside, but a hat is a good next project - new stuff without being overwhelming.
So, why does a guy knit? Well, I have to confess that the main reason is because of Spindle And Wheel - If I’m going to write articles for an online magazine dealing with spinning, and knitting, and fiber arts of all sorts, I probably ought to know what I’m talking about. Another reason to knit - it’s something my wife and I can talk about. She’s learned her share of geeky things so she can keep up with what I have to say about work and what not. Seems only polite to return the favor. But you know what? I enjoyed it. It had it’s tedious parts, it had it’s frustrating parts, and it had it’s rewarding parts (all that from a dishrag!). It’s actually appealing to my geeky side - it’s very intricate and detailed, all those little knots. I’ve actually thought about how you would program a pattern - it seems like it’s a big recursion program just waiting to happen. I’ll have to work on that :)
Anyhow, to my loyal readers (all four of you) - you will be seeing posts about knitting, and other yarnish things in the future. So be encouraging! You might end up with a hand-spun wool hat and mittens for Christmas ;)
lovemonkey said,
July 30, 2007 @ 3:39 pm
I just began knitting a couple of months ago - who cares if it’s summer and you’re knitting a scarf (I suppose AC helps!) At the rate I knit, it’s a good thing I’m starting on the knitted accessories in June.
Will check out Spindle and Wheel!
Jerome "GW" said,
July 31, 2007 @ 3:41 pm
yeah good luck with that…. I see the logic …. but man it is hard to sit and just do something with your hands like that ….. you watch TV while doing it or something??
Beau said,
July 31, 2007 @ 4:23 pm
Nah - don’t need to watch tv, although you can.
We don’t actually have tv (I’ve mentioned this on your blog Jerome) and I’ve seen all of the movies we have a zillion times. Having a movie on in the background is kind of nice - I don’t need to watch it, but I can follow along just by what’s being said.