New Years Day 2009

Wow another new year, a new president, a new hope, a new day and so many knitting projects to look forward to. I've passed the day, I'm free and a new year ahead. I held my breath, I closed my eyes and counted the minutes to get to the new year. I love this day, the first day, the day that brings new energy to my body and my soul. It's raining outside, I don't care, maybe it's washing away the old, cleansing the earth, making way for what's to come.
It's cold and dark this early morning but what's ahead, this new day of 2009... that's the key, each day holds new opportunities to look for, find and hold on to. There they are, we just have to be mindful, slow down, observe, don't judge, just be, it's ok. Yes we can, Yes I can, Yes we can.

Almost the New Year!

It's almost the New Year and I'm really in the thick of my knitting. This time of year is full of anxiety, restlessness and anticipation for me. I never really seem to like the holidays and getting through them is foremost on my mind. My knitting usually resembles the way I'm feeling at this time of year too.
I have several projects going at the same time and I can't decide which one interests me. I start with one project, get a few rows in, put it down and grab the next one, knit a few rows and go back to the first project. Sometimes I start something new because the 2 or 3 projects I have going just don't do it for me. I can't seem to concentrate on anything at all.
My life at this time of year is much the same, moving from one thing to the next just trying to relax and stop thinking thinking thinking!
Even though I can't seem to settle into one project or another... I have my knitting to entertain me.

It's all about Connecting

It's been a long time since I've been here and so much has happened. The end of the year is upon us and a new President takes the office. It's all about change and starting over. Moving forward fearlessly. It's the only way to really make things happen. Don't look back, just keep moving forward, opportunity is there. Stop, listen be quiet. It's all right there. Look at everything, notice the detail in the moment, don't rush. it sounds so simple.
I found that if you ask enough questions you'll find the answer. So many things connect us and knitting is just one of them. We have more than one thing that binds us, draws us, captures our soul. The present is sweet and precious, hold on, breathe in...out. Breathing in...I'm aware of my in breathe...Breathing out...I'm aware of my out breathe.

Thinking About Knitting

I'm thinking about knitting today. I don't have time to knit but I'm thinking about it. I'd rather stay home and knit than go to work. It's absolutely beautiful outside and would be lovely to take a walk but I'd rather be knitting. It's Friday and my mom and her friends will be knitting at Twisted so I know that there would be friends to knit with, but I can't go. Maybe tomorrow I'll knit.

Can't Decide

I went to the yarn shop yesterday to look for a new project and couldn't decide what to knit or what yarn I wanted, it all looked good. It's the end of summer and pushing into that hard core knitting season where you really want to hang out home and put the blanket over you and just knit.
I've got a few projects started that I should really go back to and finish before I buy new yarn...but it's so exciting thinking about the next project and new yarn. If I go back to the old projects I have to figure out where I am, what row I left off at and that's never really all that fun, but I should finish
Ok I made my decision...I'll finish what I started!

The Silence of Knitting

The other day I was sitting on my couch working on a dog sweater for my friend. She just got a little Yorkie Terrier and asked me to make a sweater for the little guy. I purchase some beautiful cream colored worsted Elite wool to go with his black and caramel fur.
I was sitting in my living room with no music playing in the middle of the afternoon just enjoying the day. I started to notice the silence around me and became aware of how I was in a beautiful knitting trance all by myself. No one around, the sun shining in my apartment and the wonderful sound of my needles and yarn making it's way stitch by stitch around my hands.
All of sudden I became the observer in this moment, watching myself knit, enjoying completely every movement I was making. I was so happy...such a simple pleasure...if only to remember those moments.

Baby Baby Baby

Seems like everywhere I look these days someone is having a baby! Good thing too because I love knitting little things that are oh so cute...super cute! I just finished making a baby bolero for my friend Gretchen that is about to have her first. The bolero is a creamy yummy ice cream yellow color Debbie Bliss cotton yarn with a good luck charm knit right in the middle of the back. She's going to love it.