Yarn Yoga - Getting Started Knitting

So you want to learn to knit, huh? Well, what are your qualifications? You think we’re going to let you just stroll in here like you own the joint, hand you needles, and let you go at it? You do? Hm. Interesting. Maybe we can go at it that way.

Welcome to the ranks of new knitters! While knitting has been around for centuries and exists in many different forms throughout the globe, it has enjoyed a renewed popularity recently. Knitting may not have the tie to survival it once had for much of the globe, yet new knitters are getting into a needle habit in droves. Why? Some feel it creates a connection with our heritage in a time when living in the moment is in vogue. Others believe it’s a way of separating oneself from the inundation of technology in our lives. Still others feel that it’s a pastime, something to do while waiting for the kids at soccer practices and recitals. But why do people stick with knitting?

Once you get into it, you’ll be asking why people don’t stick with knitting. While it gives your hands something to do, it’s a hobby that allows you to work and create while your mind can roam free or go blank. It’s meditation with tangible results. Many knitters begin working on a pattern only to look down two hours later and realize that they’ve finished half of a baby blanket and feel centered, focused, and refreshed.

You don’t have to be flexible to pick up knitting. You don’t have to commit 10 hours a week. But when you’re in need of replenishment or nourishment, you can reach into your knitting bag, get to work, and lose yourself in creativity.