I’m not a loser!

First: I finished another pair of Bella’s Mittens.    It doesn’t matter how many times I make these mittens, I’m still in love with the cable.

Second: I used my swift and ball winder.  I love both of them equally.  The resulting “galette” was perfect and balanced.  I can’t wait to use it again.

Third:  Jacob joined MMA (mixed martial arts).  He asked me to watch last weekend.  I giggled (the nervous kind) the whole time.  It goes against everything motherly to stand by and let your son get punched in the head (even with head gear) and not rip the arms off of the one delivering the blows.  I knit.  They didn’t make fun of me.

The conclusion I came to today:  People don’t think us knitters are losers when we whip out our WIP in public.  Even Jacob doesn’t chastise me for taking it out (even in front of his new MMA friends).  In general, people are curious.  I’ve always noticed people staring, or asking me what I’m making.  Today, I went to the hair salon.  Jacob was getting his hair cut.  The girls were curious.  Steph even said she wished she could knit like me.  She doesn’t think she has the patience to learn – you know the part where you suck and then get better with patience and commitment.  But, she kept looking.  She even told me that I should make *things* for sale at their salon.  How funny was that.