This is so exciting. Finally on September first, the day I like to consider the start of Fall, the craving has hit me. I am ready to start knitting again. As a seasonal knitter this is extremely exciting. There is nothing like looking on ravelry.com for a new pattern and walking through a "hip" knit shop like "A Good Yarn" in Brookline Village. The array of colors, textures, weights, and overall warmth tingles my senses down to my toes. I am not the best knitter by far. Therefore, I particularly like knitting scarves because there is not too much thinking that needs to occur and I can almost always nap right after a thirty minute session with my needles. But, despite my lack of expertise, it is the one hobby I can say I am working on as adult. This season the goal is to knit socks and gloves. This hobby helps me to appreciate the value of clothing, to question the cost of retail merchandise, and to just quiet my mind.
I will be going on the ninth grade orientation trip next week and there will be a two hour drive in what I am assuming will be an uncomfortable yellow school bus. This will be a perfect time for me to practice my craft. Now, I just need to find time to run out for the yarn!
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