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Jane Stevenor's avatar

Your writing it beautiful. Thoughtful and deeply felt.

I hadn’t thought of knitting as radical, but the act does counter what the capitalistic culture values (which of course commodifies the craft to the extent we let it).

Knitting matters to me because it connects across time and space. The Jane that knitted as a young, scared, lonely mother of a toddler is also the Jane who knitted through grad school, divorce, a change of career, a new marriage and is now the daughter who knits while her father dies. The yarn and needles, stitch by stitch, offer me escape while simultaneously making me present.

I love the connection to knitters of the past centuries, those who recreated nature and life in their stitches; those who wrapped their loved ones in warmth and beauty.

Life is about loss. Perhaps knitting is a stay against that.

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Carol Hoon's avatar

I used to fear a massive grid failure, but now I think it might be a good thing. No internet for an extended period could help heal a whole lot of people. Thank you for your lovely thoughts on hand work. Resonates deeply with me! ♥

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