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Sock #1 is finished, and Sock #2 has been CO with about a half inch of ribbing done.
And here's progress on my NAS Mitten KAL.This sparked quite an active discussion on one of the Yahoo groups I belong to:
DEAR ABBY: Is it rude or inconsiderate for a person to knit, crochet or piece a quilt while attending a meeting or other gathering? -- CURIOUS IN THE SUNBELT
DEAR CURIOUS: Although I may get some argument about this, I do think it's rude. When someone is attending a meeting or a social gathering, it is considered good manners to give the speaker or other attendees your full attention. And while I expect to hear from readers who say they can "multi-task," to do so sends the wrong message.
What do you think? There's a poll up on the right...please participate and feel free to post comments about your answer.
Kizzie, Lizzie - how can I vote when you didn't include my preferred response! I would chose It Depends on the Situation. Because some people would feel offended, and others wouldn't. I'd rather skip my knitting than offend someone I care about. If I don't care about them, I won't ask them to begin with!
ReplyDeleteRight on, Amy!!! If I'm at a professional meeting I won't knit unless I'm there 5 minutes early and the meeting/speaker has started. At dinner with a friend, I won't knit either but if it's a large social thing, i.e. informal..I will knit. There are times I don't bring my knitting and folks want to know where it is. So..knitters unite and say it is ok to knit wherevery you feel like it.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it all depends on the situation. I will knit in the car, (as passenger)on the way to church, but I will not knit during the service. After church, we have coffee & tea & refreshments, so I will knit while I'm socializing. Only 1 person has remarked that I should leave my knitting at home. One of my cousins knitted while at a funeral home for our uncle. Made wish that I had thought to bring mine.
ReplyDeleteYour new socks are great by the way. Are you knitting socks faster, because your using the Magic Loop? LOL! I wish I could socks like that.
I do not knit at church and I do not knit at school. I would knit during a meeting if I were not expected to be an active participant. I did knit at a workshop last year, but only because I'm a secondary teacher and the consultant quite clearly stated that she was going to spend the remainder of the afternoon speaking to the elementary teachers in the group.
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