You know how some people in your life just GET the knitting/fiber thing? They understand it isn't just a hobby, it isn't just an art, it is part of WHO YOU ARE. And when you are at your lowest, it is a refuge. A comforting friend whose presence makes everything just a little easier to take.
Like being sick.
I'm not good at being sick. Whereas some people handle it all very stoically, I tend to dissolve like my boys do when they are coming down with something.
But, if I have my knitting, I can get by. Mostly.
An annoying virus hit me on Wed. I powered through until Friday, when it was clear I just needed to give in, go to bed, take the Vitamin C prescribed by mom (yes, Mom, I've been taking it!) and get better already.
I tried to go to work on Saturday. Shortly after arriving, I realized that wasn't going to work. Becka came to my rescue. (Have I mentioned how much I love my sister?)
But before I left, I grabbed some Taiyo off the shelf, knowing that if I was going to give in to being sick, I would need some seriously good comfort knitting. I had been patiently waiting to try the Taiyo. I promised myself I could knit with it, IF I finished Sprout (done), my Angel Lace (done), and a pair of socks (not done, but closer).
After sleeping most of the day, I pulled out the Taiyo to cast on. That's when I realized I had left the pattern at the shop!
It's not as if I didn't have other things to knit. That wasn't the point. And somehow, as I started to get all teary while stuffing the yarn back in my bag, Peter understood. Or at least he understood that the only appropriate response was a somewhat sincere expression of sympathy.
On Sunday, he not only volunteered to cover the shop for me, he brought home the pattern! Last night, I knit through the first skein and got to the division for the sleeves.
I was definitely feeling better - and quite grateful for the wonderful knitting enabler in my life.
That is, until he presented me with these:
You are looking at the handknit socks I made for him with the heels completely blown out. He wants to know if I can fix them.