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

I will continue to freak out my children by knitting in public. It's good for them.

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

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.

Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored. I take my knitting everywhere to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad.

With great effort comes great gratification.

You know you knit too much when ... Before you buy anything, such as a hammock or curtains, you seriously wonder whether you could knit it.