#10: learn how to knit

Rumor has it that needle-work keeps your mind sharp and your hands nimble. Or so all the little old grandmas say. I love the look of homemade scarves and having conquered (and I use that term VERY loosely) crocheting, I set my sights on knitting. The click of the knitting needles called to me.

Luckily, I have a knitting queen as a friend. My darling co-worker Cindy is the goddess of the yarn. She knits all the time and is even so into the craft that she spins her own yarn. She's knitted key pieces of her wardrobe. I just wanted to learn to make a scarf.

One cold January evening, we curled up on a couch. Cindy taught. I tried. She taught again. I fumbled. She showed me her techniques. I muttered under my breath. And then? I got it. And knitted a six inch square by the end of the night.

Glee!