Knitting: A Public Service Announcement

I've never been much for crafting. But then an old friend sent me some knitting supplies and I realized now might be the perfect time to learn. So I found some women from Zimbabwe to teach me the basics. We spend Sunday afternoons chatting about our cultures and our countries. They show me stitches and techniques. I provide the yarn.

I enjoy the social aspect of it. The chance to talk. The opportunity for trial and error under someone else's guidance. But even when I'm alone, I find the clicking of needles almost meditative. And I appreciate the fact that, so long as I keep doing what I'm doing, I can mark my progress in rows and stitches.

But as you might suspect, yarn stores in this desert country are few and far between. (Perhaps even nonexistent.) So, if you send me some yarn that you like, I'll return the favor by sending you a handmade scarf. It's nothing fancy, but it is warm and fuzzy just the same.

Or, if you'd prefer, I can use your yarn to knit a scarf for one the children at the Sunrise Center. Because while stateside summer is just around the corner, Nam winter will be here before we know it.