My Personal Knitting Fantasies

*  That just once I find a project that actually takes less time than I think it will

*  That after 100+ hours of knitting, I'll look exactly like the 12-year-old model in the knitting magazine does while wearing the sweater

*  That I can block something without kitty assistance

*  That 5 years from now no one will even remember what the word "errata" means because editors have actually started editing patterns before publishing

*  That if someone publishes a bad or confusing pattern, every knitter who has attempted it gets to line up and give the author one of those top-of-the-head knuckle-thumps that all older siblings learned how to do.

*  That knitting would burn as many calories as cross country skiing

*  To see a yarn label that actually says "Crappy yarn that will pill like crazy and has big freaking knots that we tied using a blender in every single skein"

*  That just once, when someone tells me that they "could never" learn to knit, I have the courage to say, "I'm sure you couldn't, because I am a certified 10th level yarn ninja.'

Comments

Meredith said…
Toni, I love these. I would like to add that when buying a very expensive yarn, you do not find that it is joined together with a big knot right in the middle of your row. I hate that.
have a lovely day,
Meredith
April 19, 2011 at 12:40 PM
carolyn said…
I love all of these!!! Especially the last one! The next time that someone says that to me, I'm going to say "yes, you're right. You could never do this". HA HA HA!
April 19, 2011 at 2:35 PM
Eva Jones said…
i could never learn to knit. email me what you think of that :)
April 19, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Janet said…
I love your sense of humor, it makes me smile to read what you come up with, and I agree with you!
Have a great week.
Hugs
Janet
April 19, 2011 at 7:51 PM
RobinH said…
Shhhh! Toni! You're not supposed to let on about the yarn ninja thing!
April 21, 2011 at 6:47 AM
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