Knitting thoughts...
It is quiet evening, the hum of the day's work at home died down, Erkil Poirot is doing his regular, intelligent investigation on TV, other evening the poeple of Midsomer are chatting... And in this irreplaceable home atmosphere, my socks, gloves, sweaters are made. Yes, I paint a lot and also knit a lot. I think these activities complement each other. While painting, a pattern that should be knitted often comes to mind, and by knitting I can come up with the outlines of a new painting. Knitting is very calming, especially if like "black hole" occurs while painting, I take a knitting needles and slowly, stitch by stitch, "walk" through my painting to find the next path. And so, socks are ready!
I am a frequent visitor to the yarn shop. I choose the yarn emotionally, following the mood of the particular moment. Recently, just as emotionally, I bought a warm yellow, thick yarn, because I thought in the spur of the moment - I want to knit long, yellow socks! Why not bring a little more sunshine in to the coming winter? Initially, there was an idea of another color, but when I saw this beautiful yellow, I felt the sun, the warmth... I did not hesitate for a moment. This yellow appeals to me so much that I can not wait for the evening to pick up the needles again! The morning and afternoon are devoted to painting, the evening hours to knitting. That is how this creatively full ball round in my head, like in a centrifuge, every time, with great impatience, waiting for the next step. It is my non-stop-engine that does not allow me to stay still!
It is hard for me to knit two identical things, just like painting two identical things, because, in general, I do not like repetition. In my imagination, it is like a record that keeps hitting one point and never goes any further. I knit thinking on the spot and I am interested in what the result will be. Basically, it is the same as painting, in the emotion of the moment.
I remember, in my teenage years, there was one such moment when I painted, sewed and knitted for myself, I did it a lot and intensively. Then came the BIG LIFE, the big challenges, in which neither knitting, painting nor sewing had a place. But, life is like a boomerang - once thrown, it will definitely fly back to the starting point. So, I am painting, sewing, knitting again!
All my knittings: SEE HERE!
