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The Essay Is One Of My Favourite Forms Of Writing, And I Feel Like What's Inside Is Really Personal, More So Than With Shorter Pieces.

When Confronted With A Birthday In A Week I Will Remember That A Book Can Be A Really Good Present, Too.

When People See Me Knitting, I Tell Them I'm A Knitter. Not The Sort Of Knitter They May Have Run Into Before, But A Passionate, Constant, Deliberate Knitter. I Knit Everyday, All The Time, Everywhere I Go.

When You Are Knitting Socks And Sweaters And Scarves, You Aren't Just Knitting. You Are Assigning A Value To Human Effort. You Are Holding Back Time. You Are Preserving The Simple Unchanging Act Of Handwork.

In The Nineteeth Century, Knitting Was Prescribed To Women As A Cure For Nervousness And Hysteria. Many New Knitters Find This Sort Of Hard To Believe Because, Until You Get Good At It, Knitting Seems To Cause Those Ailments. The Twitch Above My Right Eye Will Disappear With Knitting Practice.