Hi all,
We had a conversation tonight. Well we rehashed a conversation we have had before. He seems to think my "knitting thing" is going too far. He says I wake up knitting, I knit when I get home from work, and I knit at night before I go to bed. I knit when we go places and when we are just sitting there watching television. The problem is, I love yarn and I certainly love knitting. How do I cut back on something I look forward to doing?
What is wrong with knitting during mundane activities like driving (I'm in the passenger seat) or watching TV, or if we are just hanging out at a park. Its not like I take it with me when we go out to dinner or anything.
Has anyone had to deal with this problem? Any advice for how I should handle it? Should I make a schedule for knitting and blogging too (but that counts in the drama) Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Eryka
1 comments:
Hard question, and one I'm sure others have faced. I am fortunate in that my husband's chess obsession is as great and of longer standing than my knitting obsession. Still, I've actually asked myself occasionally if I'm going too far.
Based on your post yesterday, you may have already been asking yourself the same thing, too. It sounds like you are already taking a step to reining in to the right level for you.
I occasionally consider whether my knitting/blogging is getting in the way of "normal" activities like maintaining the house or spending focused time with family/friends. I do a reality check on how much knitting stuff is scattered through the house and gather it up so it doesn't intrude on other's sensibilities. And I'm trying to weed out the knitting things that aren't adding enough value (i.e. choosing to let my subscription to Knitters lapse, as they haven't been hitting my design palate well enough in the last year; dropping off knitu because Ravelry works better; pushing myself to checking blogs less frequently, as it interferes with actual knitting and maybe even housekeeping!).
But really, I am pretty lucky to have a partner who is fundamentally OK with it. Let's talk when we see each other next and see how we can support each other in getting to the essence of what is making us happy about knitting.
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