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I am knitting a hat, and for some reason everyone around me seems to be THRILLED by this.

Fussy upstairs neighbor (sounding delighted): "Well this is new! How lovely."
Financial advisor: "No way, that's the first thing you've ever made? It's beautiful."
Doctor: "Well aren't you clever! Very even gauge. That's what my mother always used to say, which is part of why I never was any good at that."
Coworker: "Wow, that's amazing, I wish I could knit."

I am not taking these things as compliments. Why, you ask? Because they are delivered in the tones I would expect from counselors in a halfway home of some kind.

"Isn't it wonderful that Angel has started to knit! That will give her a nice creative outlet to take her mind off the withdrawal symptoms and losing the baby."

"Oh yes... creative, and calming too. I think it's very nice. What is she making, a hat?"

I heard once about a guy who was knitting on the bus and people assumed he was an ex-con who was knitting as part of a prison program. It seems people assume I'm knitting as therapy. Well guess what... I'm actually doing it so that I will be armed with two pointy things at all times. The voices in my head told me that was a good idea, and they were right about the alien plot so I'm trusting them this time too.

Date: 2007-06-26 02:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-kosmos.livejournal.com
Yeah.... I kind of know what you mean about the halfway house counselor/no sudden movements kind of remarks. I get them about abstract paintings or collages. "So what does this signify to you?"

Date: 2007-06-26 08:42 am (UTC)

Date: 2007-06-26 11:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] miyyu.livejournal.com
I almost spit my water out on my monitor from laughing. Well done! (Don't stab me with the knitting needles!)

Date: 2007-06-26 12:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] webrat.livejournal.com
.and they were right about the alien plot so I'm trusting them this time too.

Didja line the hat with foil?

Date: 2007-06-28 12:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] miyyu.livejournal.com
And put little sparkly stars on springs on it. Or a beanie propeller.

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