Hi all! Well, I just found out that we won’t have a soccer tournament the weekend of my college graduation, so I will be walking across that stage (much to my teenage daughter’s chagrin)!
:cheering:
I immediately thought of my knitting because there’s a yarn store close to the campus, and I really want to go…especially since it’s 1 1/2 hours from my house, and I never, ever get to go.
Anyhow, I’m thinking that the ceremony could take a little while to get started, so naturally, I could spend that time knitting.
Should I, or shouldn’t I?
Maybe should I take something small and stick it in my purse?
I wouldn’t. The whole process is very long and you will want to knit, but it may seem disrespectful to the people speaking or accepting their degrees. Little do they know you can knit AND listen, but I still wouldn’t- sorry!
As tempting as it is, I would have to agree that it might be a tad on the disrespectful side.
I was at a graduation once and when their child graduated, a bunch of people up and left. This happened so much that the stadium was half-empty by the time everyone had walked. So sad, right? Its definetely not that bad:teehee: but still could be taken the wrong way.
I would too. Take a small project and knit during the speeches - I’m sure the graduating “kids” in the group will be doing other than listening (like passing around bottles of beer) and at least you’ll be listening.
Congrats on graduating! I, too, was an “adult” when I graduated from college and I think I was so much more appreciative of the education than the younger people around me. But it was a blast!
I would have taken mine if I’d been knitting at the time. “Walking across that stage?” That was reserved for doctoral degrees at my graduation. We peons receiving bachelor’s and master’s degrees simply stood up, in place, as we listened to the dean of our school (arts & sciences, business, music, nursing) bestow our degrees on us all at once, and then we sat down again. Yawn. Heck, I’d have brought a gameboy.
I’d take it, but just for before it starts. We sat around for an hour and a half before, and it would have been good to have something to do besides talk. You can always pull it out again if you ‘need’ to.
BTW, congratulation on your graduation! Are you going to take the summer off? What’s next for you?
I’m working but not going to school. I hope to teach in the fall, but my district is undergoing severe budget cuts, so I don’t think there’s going to be a position available. I might have to bide my time.
I might go ahead and start attending school to finish up the “education” courses I have to take to get my final certification.
I would, too, if it’s a large school where you won’t get to walk across stage. They didn’t even tell us that we wouldn’t actually get to walk when I graduated about a million years ago. I wouldn’t have even gone if I’d known that. My parents just got to see me in a mob of black-gowned students stand up and sit down. Woo Hoo.
If it’s a small school, and you’ll get to walk across stage, leave it in the car.
I have absolutely no idea how many people will be there. Goodness. It’s not a large school, but the graduation will cover people who technically finished in March and June. Hmmm…
I may stick a pair of socks in my purse. :teehee:
Of course, I would only knit before the thing started. Not during. I would hate to miss my name.
I was a music major, so I was required to be at graduation my first three years to play in the band. So I had a great deal of knowledge about how things were done.
The professional took 45 minutes. the waiting between speeches and different departements took forever. I listened to the speeches, but when each group file across, I admit I did number puzzles. There were beverages passed back and forth, lol and some had radios… ( yes transiter radios…) There was some big game they were listening to. I think bb play offs.
so as the row in front of me would leave we would stand, put our stuff in our seats, and then follow, the row ahead of us woule be back as the seat behind us started to leave. the front row was back as we arrived. Our stuff was watched by friends, and ushers. There were books, radios, pencil games, pocket games… non electrnical… . No one made noise, and we all got by. In college, the same way, The same stadium. lol
We had progressed to better books, better radios, hand held electronical toys, and nicer pencils for the pencil puzzles.
We were there 3.5 hrs the 2nd time. I would have gone nuts if i couldn’t have done something. If i had knit at the time, I would have. I do know some of the teachers were knitting and crocheting as they watched us.
Our university was laid back, but still had a lot of fundamental rules. I later learned that they were making a blanket to represent our class in the home ec building.
My point being… take something small… If you want take it out and knit, if you don’t leave it in the purse. Just don’t take single points and drop them! Knit in circular that night… That would be embarrasing… dropping a needle… ok by me saying tha it will happen to me somewhere sometime…
I think you know when it’s right and wrong to knit. Honestly, if you have time to kill beforehand, why not knit? It’s way more fun than sitting around doing nothing. And, remember, bring needles that don’t click! Test 'em out first, if you decide to knit during the, ahem, boring parts, you don’t want it heard by everyone. :teehee:
Is there any way you can ask other students or teachers, etc. if it would be ok to bring maybe a sock or something to stick in a bag to knit with while waiting? That way you could take your cues from the others, if others are bringing something to occupy themselves, then go for it…. If not, then be prepared to sit and be bored….
And here is another Congratulations to you especially being able to go to your ceremony!:balloons:
. If not, then be prepared to sit and be bored…
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