Finally! I don’t have to hear TW talk about how my mother didn’t teach me important stuff when I was a child. My mother taught me how to knit and hers didn’t! hahaha, my mother will be so pleased. Those phone calls I make to her saying “why didn’t you teach me ____, TW says everybody’s mother taught them that!” are not her favorite phone calls.
Now just because I have realized I do know how to knit, because my mother taught me (just throwing that in again ’cause it is rare for me to be able to say that last part) doesn’t mean I am a knitter. Or that I am going to start attending Stich n Bitch. Oh no. When I realized last night that I do remember how to knit, I also realized there is a reason why I haven’t been knitting all these years. I don’t really like knitting.
It was fun to take the needles away from TW and knit a row real quick and hand it back – sort of smugly, I will admit. And it was more fun to take the needles away from TW and purl a row real quick and hand it back – even more smugly. But no, I don’t think knitting is something I’m going to become fixated on or passionate about.
It’s enough for me to say “MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME TO KNIT!” hahaha
I like knitting but I don’t think I’ll ever become obsessive about it the way some people are. I think it’s because I have the book thing. Unless I find a way to read and knit at the same time. If someone ever invents and book holder with a voice activated page turner I might be in trouble.
I *need* to know what these things are that your mother didn’t teach you that TW says everyone’s mother teaches them. I need a post on this please. Or maybe TW needs to write that one. But someone does. You can’t just mention that and let it drop.
I agree with Sassy I need more of what every mother should have taught their daughter to do. Paul’s mother never taught me to knit, course Paul’s mother can’t knit. My maternal Grandmother taught me to crochet and I enjoy it when it’s cold out.
Sassymonkey-I managed to read and knit.