Putte i Blåbärsskogen: 4 Blogs in 4 Days?

Unheard of. Not since the beginning of the blog have I blogged so much. Today I spent the afternoon with a dear friend who humored me and took photos of my most recent creations.

I love to knit.

Knitting is relaxation for me. Without it, I'd probably be in the loony bin by now. I always have to have a project going, even if I don't know who it's for. Someday it will tell me.

Knitting is a good companion activity for a musician - especially a traveling one. I spend a lot of my time on planes, trains and buses. If it's a plane with movies, I turn one on and knit away. If it's not, I turn toward an audio book on my iPod.

Knitting makes it possible for me to actually sit down and watch a movie or television series without feeling guilty for not being productive.

Knitting is addictive. If I haven't done it for a few days, I start to get restless. In spite of my enormous collection of yarn, I always seem to need more. There's not always just the perfect skein for the project I want to make. So, the collection of yarn grows.

Knitting is a social activity. Months before we moved to Doha, I already had e-friends there through Ravelry - it's way better than Facebook. Unless it's extremely complicated, one can talk and knit. In fact, I often have two projects going simultaneously - the semi-mindless one that can be accomplished while talking and the complicated, don't-talk-to-me-while-I'm-counting one.

Knitting fosters friendship. Through knitting I met one of my dearest friends.

And above all...

Knitting is tangible. One can feel the needles and the yarn in one's hands. When the project is finished, one has something useful and lasting that will bring joy to me and the recipient. Being a musician is great, but when the concert is over, the most one can expect (and hope for) is to have a nice memory.

So, the proud knitting mama just has to show off some of her most recent babies. Many thanks to Maschenkunst for the photos.