I was in my usual hair saloon getting a hair cut and coloring a couple of days ago. I brought my WIP sock to knit while I sit and wait for the color to set. As I was happily knitting away thinking how smart I was to remember bringing my knitting to pass the boring time. My hairdresser came up and tried to be friendly and said, ” I think knitting is such a good activity for the old people.” That got my antenna up. She contineud, “You know, when you get old, your eye sight is going and your brain is going. Not to say that you are old, you know. But knitting can keep the brain engaged and keep your fingers moving and help your eyes, too” Well, ok, the helping the eyes part obviously doesn’t make sense. But hey, how dare of her to categorize knitting as an ‘old ladies’ activity!!! Not that I’m getting old (besides the point that I need coloring to cover my gray), ha, I like knitting because it fulfills my need to create and watch something useful or beautiful grow from nothing. Why should this be only for the old people. I know lots of young(er) people are doing it. My son’s girl friend in her 20s wants to learn how to knit.
So people, don’t call knitting an old lady’s activity to keep them from going senile, ok? !!
stepping down from the soap box….