The stuff isn't enough

[uufarmgirl]

While I was in graduate school, I took up knitting. I wanted a hobby that would be inexpensive and that I could do while watching television. I had sewn in high school and college but it had been more than a decade since my sewing machine had moved out along with the roommate it actually belonged to, and a pair of needles and skein of yarn were

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[anonymous]

Love this post. Xo ju

[raithen]

Hey. I still have a fleece here, all ready for you. We shld chat :)

[badapplebettie]

I once had someone ask me if it was more economical to knit one's own garments. When I finally finished laughing, he said, "I'll take that as a no."

As you say, however, there is something deeply satisfying about casting off on a project and being able to look at the finished product and say, "I made that."