I know there's a special day for that, but I may have missed it. Anyway, I was knitting in the car, knitting in Humpty's and Smitty's and I knitted in the X-Ray lab.
I needed to knit as much as possible, and it was fun!
Murielle
It is fun Murielle and the reactions you get from people are generally positive.
Last Monday Rob had a hospital check up (there were good results) so I took my crochet with me knowing there is usually a delay before seeing the doctor. Several people who were also waiting came over and asked me either what I was doing or to show them how it worked. The time passes very quickly then. :-)
Sure does, and you never know who you may inspire. When I started attending UCLA football games again a couple years ago I made sure to bring along my latest sock-in-progress to knit in the stands. Another band member saw me and said, "Oh good, now they won't laugh at me any more," and pulled out what she was working on. I've had children come over to see what I was doing, and I've offered to show some of them how to get started if they want. We'll see who takes that offer this year :-)
The best response I've gotten so far was about a year ago. I had just dropped my car off to get new tires and was waiting outside for someone to come pick me up. I pulled out the bag I was working on and started in. A car pulled up in the driveway to turn onto the street, and the gentleman in the car called to me and said something like, "It's nice to see young people still doing needlework. Keep it up!"
The Other Kim kimmeratsoylentgreenfielddotcom
Apparently it's always the 2nd week in June, will be June 14 in 2008. (When I googled it, I got a bunch of blog links; they're easy enough to find if you want to verify.)
That was kind and a bit ignorant, since so many young people do a lot of handcratfs mirjam
That was kind and a bit ignorant, since so many young people do a lot of handcratfs mirjam
Not here in Southern California, at least not that I see. It's still considered "unusual" for someone to actually be knitting in public, or doing any kind of needlework where others can see.
The Other Kim kimmeratsoylentgreenfielddotcom
There were when a woman NOT doing a hand craft in public , was almost Immoral . how times change ,,, mirjam
I always take some sort of needlework with me when I travel! I have found that doing some stitching on board a ship is a great way to meet some interesting people. Some bring out their needlework, some want to know what you're doing, and others just want to chat. One lady on the QE2 was so excited to see me working on a bit of whole cloth quilting that she told me she had forgotten her sewing kit and was in desperate need of sewing on a button, so if I would lend her a needle and thread she would dash down to her stateroom and bring up the slacks and button! For ships I generally take some whole cloth quilting or piecing, which takes very little room in my luggage and doesn't even get a question from airport and dockside security since only a few needles, a few pins, thimbles, and small scissors show on x- ray, and those are just common sewing kit things.
When I know I'm going to be stuck in a waiting room somewhere I generally take a small tote bag of tatting or crochet -- whatever the current project might be. Long train rides are good for knitting. Occasionally I substitute for the church secretary, and always take something for "office days" at the church. I can't do her computer stuff, but to cover phones and handle the mail leaves plenty of time for a project, There are always various elderly people who stop by the office just to chat, too -- I think they're kind of lonely -- and needlework lets me be pleasant, keep them happy, and lets the pastor get on with her work with fewer interruptions. And the bonus for me is that sometimes the regular visitors teach me something about the very advanced techniques in knitting, quilting, whatever!
My mother did a lot of sewing, and seldom got in the car with my father for the 50 mile drive to the city without some handwork, which might be mending or hemming or just replacing buttons. She actually kept a small sewing kit just for the car!
Yes, we're fighting for the right to breastfeed in public. Although this is a strong and important right, certainly it should be acceptable to knit in full view of others!
I knit or crochet or read in public , and i think it is ok , i always knit on circulars , thus nobody can complain my needles bother him/ her. It seems that there are people who have an urge to criticize others ,, as to knitting in the car i was told it is dangerous. Thus i do it public rides not in private car where the driver feels uneasy about it. I wouldn` t comapre knitting in public to breast feeding. In the 50
-60 , all women in the Kibootziem [ communal settlements] , knitted in the general assembly. Students knitted in lectures [ in the 60s ] beastfeeding in public was done by Arab /Druz women , who were clad in dresses with special part that would hide the baby under it. Trends go and come . i ALWAYS knitted in public ,, mirjam
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I'm allergic to bees and taking the desensitization shots. After the shots I have to wait a half hour to make sure I don't have a serious reaction. This has been prime knitting time for me since I know I've half an hour to wait.
If I'm knitting in public, I try to bring something smallish on circular needles. It's much easier to put down and pick up again.
Janet
I had to take my sister to the emergency room this past weekend (post surgical complications) and I took my knitting and sat there in the ER and worked without distraction. There was a 9- or 10- or 11-year-old boy who sat at a distance and watched me for a long time with interest.
When my Dad was in the hospital for cancer treatment, I took a hoop knitting loom. I could be totally brain dead and still could create some good looking hats. I got some of the nicest comments and strangest looks in the waiting area.
Regards,
Rick Boesen Olivet, MI
I find that you get the strangest looks no matter what craft you take
- knitting, embroidery, beeding, etc. It's like people have forgotten that crafts can be practiced in public.
In the year 2009 the only things people do in public is talk on the cell phones and play with the hand held gadgets so sitting quietly and do any type of needlework is indeed a strange sight which I welcome ANY day.
You hit the nail on the head. Chatting on a cell phone even at lunch or dinner is not considered rude, but knitting is? Something is wrong with this picture.
DA who knits where she pleases.
Da thank you !>
I am glad this subject reapeared , over the year i read/post here i have many times told about `reactions` i got for knitting whenever it suits me . I travel in public transport, and the drivers in my neighbourhood know me as either knitting or reading , if i don`t do either , they seriously ask : ," if God Forbid I don`t feel well". i knit in the train standing , as morning trains are stuffed , The one sentence that Really annoys me is :'What ? people still knit ?????" all other remarks i accept with humour .. Ah yes an other fynny one is when i am in the wool shop , and somebody comes in and tells that she "suddenly after years !!!!, again has the Urge to knit !!! and what a Luck it is that this shop is still there !!!! " or even worse , when such a person asks me ;"and when did you get AGAIN this Urge ????" brrrrrrrrr i always smile and say , i never stopped Madam , [ and in my mind think she she might thank us for keeping the shops alive !!!!] But i don`t .... it really is unpolite ,,,, mirjam
I agree with you Mirjam, it is hard to stay polite but I do. Not being polite will only drive some people away, others do not care. As you hinted, the more people knitting the more shops that will stay open. Maybe even a new one once in a while.
I know this has been mentioned before but, I will say it again. Just try to think what it is like to be a male knitting in public. As I have been doing for over 25 years. I do as you Miram and stay polite, it drives some crazy when I do not get irritated. I just smile and keep on knitting or crocheting. :)
Dennis
Hallo Dennis , i can`t imagine how people react to Knitting males , never saw one knit in Public , but knew some who knitted happily at home. As to polite answers , that is what we are , no way should we change our persons for some agressive person. Deep down i think part of those reactions are a bit of jealousy , because we make something either useful and /or decorative with our time . minds and hearts . mirjam
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