Looking for a friend to knit with - or - a bit more about me
If you would have known me as a child, or even ten years ago, you'd be surprised by the person I am now. Even I'm surprised by how different I am than how I used to be. And then I realize that I'm not all that different. I have always been a person who is happiest when I am creating. I just fell into creating with yarn and needles later in life. I used to create with my body - not doing anything racy, just as a figure skater. Choosing music to skate to, giving insight into designing my costumes and choreographing moves for myself and my friends - and eventually as a coach.
I haven't been on the ice for years now. I "hung my skates" up 9 or 10 years ago.
Do I miss it? Yes and no. I know I can't go back. My 35-year-old body won't do what my 12-to-24-year-old body was once capable of and I'm too competitive to coach anymore. All my former students are grown up now. Getting married, becoming citizens. I just don't see myself going back there.
And writing. The skill I feel so close to, and still far away from. I have a Master's degree in Creative Writing. I love writing and story-telling. I just have an inability to begin or end anything. So, my hope is that blogging will fill the gap for a time.
And, on to knitting! I'm a newer knitter. I didn't learn from my mother or my grandmother. As far as I know, there is no history of knitting in my family. I learned from my former boss, who is a self-taught knitter. I honestly never saw myself as someone who could create a garment - but I can! I would still say that I am at the intermediate/novice level (if you are a figure skater, that has a double meaning), but I am learning new skills with each new project. I may, from time to time, wonder over to other subjects like baking and gardening - gardening is not a skill that comes easily to me. My running joke is that I have a "neon pink" thumb as opposed to any shade of green thumb - but I insist on having a garden (to my husband's dismay).
But I'm finding contentment in doing things that I spent my former life ignoring. Basic things that are also creative. Knitting and writing. Baking and whatever. I decided to start this blog in order to find some knitting friends. Or writing friends. Or anyone who likes PBS Masterpiece as much as me! Or those who are trying to eat better and lose those pesky 10 pounds that just won't disappear. Thanks for reading. I'll try not to swear too often.
I haven't been on the ice for years now. I "hung my skates" up 9 or 10 years ago.
Do I miss it? Yes and no. I know I can't go back. My 35-year-old body won't do what my 12-to-24-year-old body was once capable of and I'm too competitive to coach anymore. All my former students are grown up now. Getting married, becoming citizens. I just don't see myself going back there.
And writing. The skill I feel so close to, and still far away from. I have a Master's degree in Creative Writing. I love writing and story-telling. I just have an inability to begin or end anything. So, my hope is that blogging will fill the gap for a time.
And, on to knitting! I'm a newer knitter. I didn't learn from my mother or my grandmother. As far as I know, there is no history of knitting in my family. I learned from my former boss, who is a self-taught knitter. I honestly never saw myself as someone who could create a garment - but I can! I would still say that I am at the intermediate/novice level (if you are a figure skater, that has a double meaning), but I am learning new skills with each new project. I may, from time to time, wonder over to other subjects like baking and gardening - gardening is not a skill that comes easily to me. My running joke is that I have a "neon pink" thumb as opposed to any shade of green thumb - but I insist on having a garden (to my husband's dismay).
But I'm finding contentment in doing things that I spent my former life ignoring. Basic things that are also creative. Knitting and writing. Baking and whatever. I decided to start this blog in order to find some knitting friends. Or writing friends. Or anyone who likes PBS Masterpiece as much as me! Or those who are trying to eat better and lose those pesky 10 pounds that just won't disappear. Thanks for reading. I'll try not to swear too often.
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