Day Five and Six: 8 things that make me happy about knitting and Christmas

[the_wanlorn]

1. Casting on. No really, it's fun.


2. Teaching other people how to knit


3. Binding off, because it means I never have to look at that pattern again. Unless I'm making socks or gloves.


4. k2tog. I don't know. I just fucking love knitting two together. It's the highlight of any pattern for me. I don't even like making toe-up socks because I don't get to k2tog.


5. People commenting on how ~talented~ I must be for being able to follow a simple pattern.


6. Being easy to shop for for Christmas (step one: buy yarn)


7. Basically being able to make Christmas gifts for free, since most of my yarn is gift yarn.


8. Sitting with a cat on my lap in front of the woodstove, knitting.

1. CHRISTMAS CAROLS. GOD I LOVE CHRISTMAS CAROLS.


2. SPRITZ. I FUCKING LOVE SPRITZ TOO.


3. It means the woodstove is on 24/7


4. My family tries to be friendly and nice and normal


5. HAVE I MENTIONED THE SPRITZ AND THE CHRISTMAS CAROLS?


6. Cutting down a Christmas tree.


7. Wrapping presents


8. Sneaking up to wherever my parents are hiding the presents this year and steathily unwrapping & rewrapping them.

Comments

[cornfields.livejournal.com]

I wish I had a wood burning stove. :(

[maddeinin.livejournal.com]

Sneaking up to wherever my parents are hiding the presents this year and steathily unwrapping & rewrapping them.

This is a new and exciting level of evil!

My favorite knitting thing is patterns where you get to drop stitches on purpose. But no-one gives me yarn, so knitting is expensive :(

[darth-cabal.livejournal.com]

Sneaking up to wherever my parents are hiding the presents this year and steathily unwrapping & rewrapping them.

I suspect this is the root of your talent for perfect wrapping.

[rapunzelita.livejournal.com]

Christmas carols are awesome. LOVECRAFTIAN CHRISTMAS CAROLS ARE BETTER. *starts humming "Awake Ye Scary Great Old Ones"*

Also! KNITTING YAY. Knitting is the best thing in the world. Well, one of the best things in the world. Yes, I know, I've only ever made scarves but! Still. One day I'll knit something else.
(I also love cross-stitch, in a very masochistic way. Squinting at white stitches on white fabric with nothing but natural light? I love it. I get to show off my awesome powers of seeing things really well when they're up close!)