What is a Knitting Obsession?

A knitting obsession is a positive addiction to everything knitting related. This becomes a way of life for some and affects us in many different ways.

Here is a fun look at the knitting obsessed like us. Home, travel, family and our way of life for addicted knitters.

Your Way of Life

• You have at least one knitting tattoo
• You own several knitting bags and use them all
• If you are sitting you are knitting – no matter where you are
• Having no knitting leads to stress and withdrawl
• You fall asleep knitting as it’s almost finished and I want to get it done. Then if you make it into bed…
• You get up in the night to finish that project
• Pulling work back to rectify a mistake is really satisfying
• Your knitting bag goes everywhere with you

Knitting

• One more row always ends up with a finished item at 3 in the morning
• You know what yarn any knitted item has been made with
• If you see someone with a hand made item you have to ask if they made it.
• You always have to talk to someone who has a hand knitted item on as they understand the need for knitting

Your Home

• You have an entire room devoted to your craft
• And then more stash besides
• You hide your stash from your family
• You look down and there are always a couple of yarn ends on the floor
• When you see someone knitting on the telly you get all giddy
• Your monthly budget includes rent, utilities and knitting
• You go to bed and knit in your sleep
• You own more yarn and patterns than you could ever knit but that doesn’t stop the desire for more
• You leave a project in the loo because if you are sitting, you are knitting

Family

• People call you the knitting lady (or man!)
• All you get for birthdays and chirstmas is yarn, patterns, needles….
• Your family remind you about the yarn in the cellar, kitchen, bedrooms…
• You make up reasons not to go out, even on special occasions so you can stay home and knit

Buying Yarn, Patterns and Accessories

• To protect your latest purchase you say things like, “I’ve had this yarn for ages”
• You get home and immediately stuff your new purchase down the back of the sofa with the other 20 purchases so nobody sees
• The local craft shop is too much to walk past without going in
• Then you can’t leave without buying something
• You know all your local craft shop owners by name
• You see a new yarn or pattern and have to have it

Spare Time, Holidays and Travel

• You would rather stay home and knit than, shopping, days out, holidays, seeing family, walking the dog…
• Leaving home to go anywhere is difficult as you want to finish the end of the row and then – there’s time for one more – isn’t there?
• Going anywhere, even for an hour needs at least 3 projects to be on the safe side
• All holidays are planned around knitting
• You go on holiday to visit a yarn shop that you haven’t been to before
• You have a knitting group for every day of the week
• You plan your holiday so you can visit that yarn show everyone is talking about.
• You have a “just in case” project with you at all times

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