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“The best reason for a knitter to marry is that you can't teach the cat to be impressed when you finish a lace scarf.”
― At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
― At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.”
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“Some knitters say that they buy yarn with no project in mind and wait patiently for the yarn to "speak" to them. This reminds me of Michelangelo, who believed that every block of stone he carved had the statue waiting inside and that all he did was reveal it. I think I've had yarn speak to me during the knitting process, and I've definitely spoken to it. Perhaps I'm doing it wrong, or maybe my yarn and I aren't on such good terms, but it really seems to me that all I say is "please" and all it ever says is "no".”
― At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
― At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
“In the nineteeth century, knitting was prescribed to women as a cure for nervousness and hysteria. Many new knitters find this sort of hard to believe because, until you get good at it, knitting seems to cause those ailments.
The twitch above my right eye will disappear with knitting practice.”
― At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
The twitch above my right eye will disappear with knitting practice.”
― At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
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