Learning to knit (circumlunar.space), 12/05/2019
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I'm learning to  knit. Not because I need  another hobby, or
even because I like to knit;  my wife knits, and I figure it
would be  kind of cool  to understand  her hobby, and  to be
able to sit and knit together.

First, we  did the cast  on. I  can't recall which  type she
showed me  (long tail,  short tail?) but  it wasn't  so bad.
Once  that was  done, the  knitting started.  She does  some
continental method or something, but I'm using a less exotic
one. Hey, I'm new.

She wanted  me to buy  some super  nice yarn. The  stuff she
uses is  spendy, but  exceptional quality. That's  fine- she
makes beautiful stuff with it, so I get it. Me, on the other
hand- I'm going to make a scarf. It's going to be an uneven,
ugly wreck of a scarf.  So,  I need some super cheap acrylic
yarn from *mart. We happen to be at Michaels and I settle on
some cheap yarn  in manly brown-and-tan tones  for about $5.
My wife  makes my day by  whipping out her phone  with a 50%
off coupon  code; man, I love  you. $2.50 and we're  out the
door.

Anyway, the knitting  is going fine. I've got  somewhat of a
rhythm down, and I've gotten past the point where I'm having
to get help if some  little thing goes wrong. I've forgotten
how to do  the cast on by  now, but I'm sure  she'll help me
again.

The  scarf will  officially take  forever. I  set a  goal to
finish  by next  Christmas.  Not 2019,  we're talking  2020.
Lofty, but I've got other hobbies.  Mostly I knit a row here
or  there when  we're sitting  together, then  I move  on. I
think my wife  enjoys the company, even if I  don't knit for
very long. And it's good for me to do "something else" every
once in a while!