i suppose that a lot of creative practices are cyclical/come-back-to-able, but i love the way that knitting just seems to lend itself so well to this. whenever i am feeling creatively at sea, or if i am between larger projects, i open my box of yarn and *something* emerges, a baby sock, a little beanie, something that feels familiar & elastic (in all those ways that wool is, and also mentally, the way that knitting stretches my brain). just the yarn, the needles, my hands. it’s a bit like how walking feels so accessible as a movement practice for me, just body & shoes and stepping right out the door.
(also love that frilly balaclava, i noticed the pattern last year and am thinking it may be time to tuck in. the mohair! the way it reminds me of a tutu i wore on my head for a ballet class at age 3) hahah
i suppose that a lot of creative practices are cyclical/come-back-to-able, but i love the way that knitting just seems to lend itself so well to this. whenever i am feeling creatively at sea, or if i am between larger projects, i open my box of yarn and *something* emerges, a baby sock, a little beanie, something that feels familiar & elastic (in all those ways that wool is, and also mentally, the way that knitting stretches my brain). just the yarn, the needles, my hands. it’s a bit like how walking feels so accessible as a movement practice for me, just body & shoes and stepping right out the door.
(also love that frilly balaclava, i noticed the pattern last year and am thinking it may be time to tuck in. the mohair! the way it reminds me of a tutu i wore on my head for a ballet class at age 3) hahah
LOVE THIS Ani - the accessibility peace is so spot on. Maybe that's also why I prefer walking... Hm!