Some knitters say that they buy yarn with no project in mind and wait patiently for the yarn to "speak" to them. This reminds me of Michelangelo, who believed that every block of stone he carved had the statue waiting inside and that all he did was reveal it. I think I've had yarn speak to me during the knitting process, and I've definitely spoken to it. Perhaps I'm doing it wrong, or maybe my yarn and I aren't on such good terms, but it really seems to me that all I say is "please" and all it ever says is "no".

The first time you find yourself having a conversation about moss stitch with a group of people who aren't desperately trying to escape you ... it's like coming home.

The only difference between an experienced knitter and new knitter is that the experienced knitter makes bigger mistakes faster. Be bold; there are no terrible consequences in knitting.

SABLE- A common knitting acronym that stands for Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy.

I'm a knitter. My projects are the ultimate in 'some assembly required.

There is practically no activity that cannot be enhanced or replaced by knitting, if you really want to get obsessive about it.

It turns out I will buy any yarn, even yarn I will never use, if the store discounts it by more than 50 percent.