Just to Make You Smile
I just had to share something I read over breakfast. This quote is from "At Knit's End" by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee,
"When my mother-in-law was a young mother in Newfoundland, Canada, she used to make time each afternoon during the brief summer to sit and knit in the sun. Being a mother, she used to get called into the house often to solve troubles, stir pots, and answer the phone. Often, when she would return to her knitting she would find enormous mistakes: yarn overs, dropped stitches, cables turned round the wrong way. She would ponder these things, chalk them up to losing her mind, and carry on. It was more than 20 years later that her next door neighbor, Dick, finally admitted that he used to hop the fence and have a go at her knitting."
I have been chuckling all day over this! I always knew there was a reason for the messes I find with my knitting! Now I know! Dick did it! What a wonderful mantra to add to my knitting jargon: Dick did it! Finally! Vindication in three words! Cheers!
"When my mother-in-law was a young mother in Newfoundland, Canada, she used to make time each afternoon during the brief summer to sit and knit in the sun. Being a mother, she used to get called into the house often to solve troubles, stir pots, and answer the phone. Often, when she would return to her knitting she would find enormous mistakes: yarn overs, dropped stitches, cables turned round the wrong way. She would ponder these things, chalk them up to losing her mind, and carry on. It was more than 20 years later that her next door neighbor, Dick, finally admitted that he used to hop the fence and have a go at her knitting."
I have been chuckling all day over this! I always knew there was a reason for the messes I find with my knitting! Now I know! Dick did it! What a wonderful mantra to add to my knitting jargon: Dick did it! Finally! Vindication in three words! Cheers!
That is great, thanks for sharing!
-Mica
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It's so funny - I mean, how many times have you looked back over your knitting and said WTF???
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First, I love the neon blanket. Good thing I don't live near there, it would be perfect for my spare room, and might disappear from the clothesline!
Second, I love that..."Dick did it!". I read the same line in the book, and had a good chuckle, but never realized how useful the phrase could be.
you need a button like that on your site...then if I ever figure out how to "borrow" your heirloom button, I can borrow your "Dick did it" at the same time.
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That's hilarious! Guess we all have a Dick as neighbor. :o)
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