My dh is off work and home today. He seems to think it’s a perfect day for spring cleaning the yard, flowerbeds, and house. :rollseyes: All I want to do is knit. I try and slip in a few stitches here and there when I think it will be a bit before he comes in looking for me. :oo:
I’ve even had visions of sneaking my knitting bag into the bathroom. At least there, I can lock the doors. (I guess we don’t have a knitter on the “pot” icon)
I think I’ve reached the point where knitting has become an obsession with me. So, what other obsessor’s have come up with creative means of sneak-knitting? :mrgreen:
I don’t know…can you make a deal with him? Work with him for a few hours and take a break to eat and knit for an hour or so, then work for a while…etc?
Oh gosh! Whenever DH wants me to do something and I want to knit, the best thing I’ve found is to get the task done as fast as I can, then I can knit to my heart’s content without having to hide. DH is pretty good, but he’ll make soooooooooooooooooo much fun of me if I’m knitting instead of doing what I’m “supposed” to be doing. :roflhard: He does seem to understand “addictions” since he has his own, namely 3d graphic stuff.
every time I’m knitting in front of my husband I can just see him adding up in his head all the $ I’ve spend on yarn. Of course, he’s a computer geek and I hate to even THINK about all the $$$ he’s spent on parts to build and upgrade his computers (yes, more than one). I think I have the “cheap” hobby…LOL!
:rofling: who all has secret knitting stashes in their bathrooms? Confess?? Ya know sometimes I thought if I could knit while taking a hot bath it would be so great… since the hot bath time is normally my only peace and quiet of the day… but then the idea of getting my yarn wet or my dh’s stares as I took my knitting to the bathroom make me stop and not do it…
I usually try to get everything out of the way or I feel guilty while knitting… unless I have a certain date to get something done and I’m not going to make it then it all goes out the window till its done… and dh knows this and doesn’t care lol…
It took us a good long time to come to an agreement. We have been married 17 years. If my husband wants to get something done - he will ask if I can help. If I have already made plans, even if it is just to knit, then we set a date to get the other stuff done. Works in reverse too.
Occassionally something comes up when we both HAVE to pitch in. In that case we both agree to set a limit on how much time we spend on that project.
I knit openly in my home while I should probably be doing housework!! I have knit as early as 5am. when I get up early. I find it very relaxing. :XX: :XX: :XX:
I haven’t had to hide my yarns yet either…but if I ever get my big antique looking armoire FULL then I will have to hide yarn…that armoire is pretty big!
I have not knitted out in public yet…I guess when I’m not home that is my break time from knitting. I babysit my gd full time at my home…so when I’m out of the house that is a real treat!! :happydance: But I’ve knit in my yarn shops so thats in public and counts right?? lol :roflhard:
We don’t have children and have odd academic schedules, so days are for work and evenings are for recouperative things like my knitting and his video games. On weekends, which are usually when any kind of substantive cleaning occurs, we both pitch in for a couple of hours and then separate to do our own things. He never complains that I’m knitting when he thinks I should be doing something else (he wouldn’t dare–he is not my father!), but he does occasionally complain about the $$$ spent on knitting.
Tonight, I thought I lost a knitting needle on my futon (in my livingroom, also known as my nest). I spent half an hour cleaning it, vacuuming underneath it, and as soon as I found it, I immediately stopped cleaning and resumed knitting.
I keep small projects in my school bags so I can knit whenever. I have a project next to my bed so I can knit in bed. I have projects around my nest. Today I was upset that I ended up having an hour at a patient’s home while we waited for his antibiotic to infuse, because if I had known, i would have brought yarn and needles to cast on a new project! :lol:
I try and keep a brain number project in a ziploc bag in my purse (such as a garter stitch scarf) at all times, for those opportunities which arise unexpectedly.
This afternoon, dh wanted me to go with him to a local RV open house sort of thing. We aren’t in the market for a new RV, but it’s fun to look and dream; plus they were giving away free hotdogs and cokes. :mrgreen:
Anyhoo, I grabbed the little Angels Pocket project I’m working on for the Compassionate Knitting Project KAL here at KH. I was SO glad I had it with me, as dh got into a lengthy conversation with one of the salesman about boring RV related stuff that I could care less about. I made a beeline for the van, and grabbed my knitting. :XX:
We had a fire drill at school the other morning at 7:40. This is very unusual, as the students weren’t even in yet–just a few staff members. I grabbed by knitting bag in case it was a bomb threat or something. No point waiting around outside without something to do!
I never hide knitting, though. If the room is in chaos around me, so be it. Knitting keeps me sane among the insanity. I do feel better knitting in a clean room, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do!
I can’t have a realtionship where a partner tells me I can’t knit. It’s just not gonna happen. This is my body and I do with it what I want. dammit.
Now my son on the other hand can be a total jerk nagging me and whining and complaining that I knit too much. Most of the time he just has to complain. But sometimes I’ll tell him to go brush his teeth or something just so I can finish a row :shock:
(I guess we don’t have a knitter on the “pot” icon)
