It's only knitting and it's one of the few times in your life when there are no bad consequences to a mistake.

I will not let the non-knitters of the world decide how normal I am.

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

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.

Knitters use knitting to value-add to the world.

I will always buy extra yarn. I will not try to tempt fate.

Dear designer of questionable intent, Please send me a photo of yourself. Please be wearing the knitted pants that you designed. It's not that I don't believe that there is anyone out there thing enough to wear horizontally stripped trousers knit from chunky wool, it's just that I would like to know whether you are deliberately cruel or whether you are the one woman these would look really great on.