For years I tried and failed to acquire the fibre art skill of knitting. That was until last October when my daughter came to stay. Her needles, her yarn, and her prodding – 
at my pleadings – provided me with three dishclothes in increasing levels of improvement. I was hooked!
I quickly progressed to knitting-in-the-round and produced two adorable baby toques, one of which was cute enough to give as a Christmas gift to a lovely little lady named Hannah.
I find it odd about myself that whenever I get into something, I like to join a group. I’m not sure why that is but the pattern is well established by now and so when Amanda talked about Pender Island’s Knit Night, I added it to my Pender Island “must-do” list.
Last night was Knit Night and at the generous invitation of the girls, I went.
There is something reminiscent of the era of romance when women gather in a home to drink tea, catch up on news and work with their hands. If you have seen the movie, “Midnight in Paris”, you will appreciate the reference I make to the goldenness of times past. The movie makes the point that days present may seem tarnished in comparison to, say, the 1920’s or 1940’s but her
e is where we live if we choose to really live here.
Anyway, Knit Night and the cognitive remains of a Hollywood fim reminded me, this day, to live in the present.
Who would have thought it of Knit Night?
I remember James Dobson talking about how women in the past got together to help one another and that was something that this generation did not seem to do. He also commented that women needed other women to socialize with. He said it was unreasonable to think that our husbands would meet all of our needs and that we needed the companionship of women. Something I see missing in my life as I am caught up in work and socializing with teachers. I have tried knitting but never been to successful, glad you had a great evening with the knitting group on Pender.
It sounds like work fulfills a social role for you. I imagine it’s different from time spent socializing over a hobby but still satisfying in a work kind of way. Yes, I absolutely need my girlfriends and do not know what I would do without them! Thanks for responding to the post, girlfriend!
Great post, Mom. So glad you could come out to knit night before you left.