I've knit in public since I learned to knit over 28 years ago. I've
never had a single negative comment of any kind. Most of the time folks
just smile or look a little envious that they didn't bring *their*
knitting, especially in airports :) A few ask questions, a very few
talk about their own knitting. I feel naked without a small knitting
project to take places.
I took my green garter stitch sweater to knit on when my MIL died last
June, and it was a sanity-saver in hotel rooms, while driving, sitting
in SIL's house (she was getting ready for a moving sale when her mom
died) waiting for the furnace guy and the roofers, etc. I got a LOT
done on that sweater, and it will always be entwined with *good*
memories of my MIL, even though I didn't get to see her again before she
died.
I think it was Laurel Thatcher Ulrich who made some comment in the
preface to one of her books about women knitting at town hall meetings
in New England, and the connection that still remains strong with women
today--the pressure to always be productive like they had to be in
Colonial times to keep their families healthy. I don't know if I agree
with the idea, but it's an interesting one that I'm often thinking of
and assessing in various knitting situations.
Twould be fun to come up with a list of knitting reasons or
excuses--like the surgeon who knits to keep her hands flexible, or those
who knit to keep arthritis at bay. I think mine would be making cheap
gifts :)
Holly
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