When I first started to knit I was still at primary school and the only other knitters I knew were my mother and grandmother. As the years passed I continued to knit and still only knew very few other knitters. Knitting was an isolating pastime. Most of my friends found it a very unintellectual pastime and thought it all very uncool.
And then some years ago I discovered knitting on the internet and gradually found my way into the virtual knitting community. I have now made knitting friends all over the world.
As I get to know more knitters through blogging and
Ravelry I am constantly struck by what a generous bunch of people knitters are. This year I have personally been on the receiving end of that generosity. It has manifested itself in many ways ranging from the many supportive and comforting comments I received last February during that horror summer, the lovely gifts I received participating in the swaps on the
Australian Swappers group on Ravelry, through to the unexpected gifts and generous offers from my blogging buddies.
Yesterday I was again on the receiving end. This time knitter extraordinaire,
Mary, sent me these beautiful sock blockers.
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Look at the beautiful wood and gorgeous butterfly.
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Thank you Mary you sure put a lift in my day. I can't wait to get my first pair of socks on them.