“Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it
doesn’t hurt the untroubled spirit either.”
-Elizabeth Zimmerman
“Your hands are a window into your heart and soul. There is a piece of yourself in every project you make; there is love in every stitch, and a handmade scarf is like a hug.”
-Lily Chin
“I will always buy extra yarn. I will not try to tempt fate.”
-Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
(From Tiny One Round Crochet Hearts)
“I like making a piece of string into something I can wear.”
-Unknown
“The only place where housework comes before needlework is in the dictionary.”
-Mary Kurtz
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| (From the “How to Wind Yarn” tutorial) |
“Really, all you need to become a good knitter are wool, needles, hands and slightly below-average intelligence. Of course, superior intelligence, such as yours and mine, is an advantage.”
– Knitting Without Tears
Definition of “knit”
To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings.
To join; to cause to grow together.
To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love.
To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.
To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound.
Union knitting; texture.
“I keep my end tables full of needlework and quilting so I don’t have to dust them.”
-Unknown
“My kind of character enjoys work best when work is fun, and progress can be noted and gloated over. When I have a long plain piece of knitting ahead I put a safety-pin at each day’s beginning to show me how I am coming.”
-Elizabeth Zimmerman
“Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again.”
-Dorothy Day
(From Grosgrain Ribbon Tutorial)
“Now let us all take a deep breath and forge on into the future; knitting at the ready.”
-Elizabeth Zimmerman
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
-Franklin D Roosevelt
(From Deckled Paper Flower Notecards Tutorial)
“…there are few knitting problems that will not yield to a blend of common sense, ingenuity and resourcefulness…”
-Elizabeth Zimmerman