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About 3 weeks ago we joined Instagram, just to see what it is all about and to give it a try. So far I can tell, there are a lot of cute dogs but even more things that nobody really needs. Two days ago I stumbled over something that really rubbed my the wrong way. A mental health professional from Australia posted a really funny reel about knitting. At made me giggle at first but then I read the caption. There they wrote a wall of text about addictions and with the reference to the pictures she had posted along with her text, she basically put knitting in the same box like alcoholism, gambling addiction and drug abuse. Seriously?

Every major addiction like alcoholism, drug abuse, multi tox, gambling addictions etc. (I think we can happily ignore the classic gummy bear addiction and the common coffee dependence) are highly destructive on so many levels. They will destroy every little aspect in your life. Physical health, mental health, friends, family, job, everything

People started knitting about 300 AD. It’s a very productive and creative skill. It’s also a survival skill. If you ever suffered from cold feet, you know exactly about what I’m talking. People knit all around the world and make all sorts of things. Besides that, knitting is very relaxing (there is nothing more peaceful then sitting in your favorite spot, knitting something, with a purring cat or a snoring dog curled up beside you). Knitting has healing values and therapeutic values and yet this shrink puts it on the same level as alcoholism and drug abuse. She clearly has no idea about what she is talking.

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One More Time

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Now I’m knitting this sock for the 2nd time. It was almost done, just 30 more rows and then I noticed the mistake I made 50 rows ago. So what to do? Ignoring it? I mean nobody else would notice it, these sox are for myself and they will be covered by my boots anyway. But there is this tiny voice repeating what my parents use to tell me when I was a little kid “When you do something, do it right! All your work must be perfect. Always finish what you started.”. Typical german values and in general there is nothing wrong about it, just sometimes they seem a bit counterproductive. I really could have just ignored that mistake and finish it, but instead I unraveled it and started fresh from the start. Yes, I could have knit it back to the mistake but that just doesn’t feel right.

Our weather today is just right for knitting. It’s raining again, the sky grey and the temps are sitting at just 17°C. I actually closed the window and lit some candles for some coziness. Ami refuses to go out (she hates wet paws and when the rain messes up her hairdo) and so I have time to knit and binge “Lie to me” on Disney+. Life is good, even when it’s raining. Have a pawesome day ya’ll and stay safe.