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100 years ago, buying something you could make was considered wasteful; now making something you could buy is considered wasteful. I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction.


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There is practically no activity that cannot be enhanced or replaced by knitting, if you really want to get obsessive about it.



The only difference between an experienced knitter and new knitter is that the experienced knitter makes bigger mistakes faster. Be bold; there are no terrible consequences in knitting.

The only difference between an experienced knitter and new knitter is that the experienced knitter makes bigger mistakes faster. Be bold; there are no terrible consequences in knitting.



A half finished shawl left on the coffee table isn't a mess; it's an object of art.

A half finished shawl left on the coffee table isn't a mess; it's an object of art.



There is no wrong way to knit. ... We should all agree to stop correcting each other and deal with the more important issue. How wrong crochet is.

There is no wrong way to knit. ... We should all agree to stop correcting each other and deal with the more important issue. How wrong crochet is.



SABLE- A common knitting acronym that stands for Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy.

SABLE- A common knitting acronym that stands for Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy.



The chances of running out of yarn on a project are directly related to the difficulty that you will have getting more.

The chances of running out of yarn on a project are directly related to the difficulty that you will have getting more.



Knitters use knitting to value-add to the world.

Knitters use knitting to value-add to the world.



You don't knit because you are patient. You are patient because you knit

You don't knit because you are patient. You are patient because you knit



I will continue to freak out my children by knitting in public. It's good for them.

I will continue to freak out my children by knitting in public. It's good for them.



I am a person who works well under pressure. In fact, I work so well under pressure that at times, I will procrastinate in order to create this pressure.

I am a person who works well under pressure. In fact, I work so well under pressure that at times, I will procrastinate in order to create this pressure.





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