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

100 years ago, buying something you could make was considered wasteful; now making something you could buy is considered wasteful. I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction.

When confronted with a birthday in a week I will remember that a book can be a really good present, too.

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

It took me years and years of trial efforts to work out that there is absolutely no knitting triumph I can achieve that my husband will think is worth being woken up for.

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.

I will resist the urge to underestimate the complexity of knitting.