You Don't See That Every Day

Let's look at another one of the blogs on My List.  The writer of this blog is a someone I went to school with. Knit Together (Designs) is just one of her blogs! It covers her knitting projects and patterns, and I am in awe of what she does with her hooks and yarn. Maybe one of these days when I learn pick a hobby and learn to knit I will be using some of her patterns. I just love the baby hats she has made! Her other blog, which I just link to from KTD is called Knit Together. Similar I know but the meaning of the title is so cool. This blog is about her family, and on it she quotes Colossians 2:2 " That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love..." I just love this. My friend is a homeschooling mom of (gulp) 7! She is the first - and only - person I know from my past who homeschools a passel of kids like I do.  I hope you take a peek into her world.

Creating things makes me feel ... useful, productive (no, that's not why I have 5 kids). I once had hobbies. And along with that, I once had time to do these hobbies! Now, I don't have time nor space to do them (those 5 kids again!). Scrapbooking - Creative Memories albums, sigh, are halted at 2008. I long for the room and ability, without grabby little fingers nearby, to start back on my family albums. I used to quilt also. 3 of the kids have their quilts made by me, even my husband has one I did. But I still don't have a place to sew them up, or time to do it. So I tried to come up with a hobby I could take with me to kids' lessons. Something I can pick up when I have a spare moment; something easy to pack along in a car. Knitting! Back in the day, my mom tried to teach my to crochet. She tried to teach me to sew too, but my stubborn little self didn't want to learn at that time. Yeah, stubborn youngest, quite so. But now... now I wish I had. I am thinking of fin...