Magic trousers

The other week I discovered this pair of trousers in my scrap knitting box. They must have been lurking there for a while unbeknownst to me. I emptied the box out late in the afternoon – in a vague effort to find something interesting for my lovely 1 year old to play with while I cooked dinner- and lo and behold the trousers metaorphosized on the floor.  All I had to do was sew them up. One minute a jumble of misshapen squares, a fanciful flukish flick of the wrist and wahlah, there before me were the trousers. Suddenly my mind was opened up to an entire wardrobe made out of simple granny squares!

Ava's magic trousers

Don’t you love it when things just seem to create themselves?

Wrapped with love

Knit, knit, knit, knit – it’s good therapy. Did you know knitting is not only fantabulously fun but it is considered to have lots and lots of physical, spiritual, cognitive and emotional benefits. Hooray I say that sounds like a good justification for more crafting to me. See www.knitmagic.com for more on the meditative and healing aspects of knitting.

The other great thing is you end up with something at the end of it that’s unique and full of handmade love.

Over the last couple of years, one of my work colleagues has been getting us all knitting squares at lunch times for the Wrapped in Love project. This involves knitting squares to be part of a bigger blanket to send to those who are in need of some Winter warmth at home and overseas.

The blankets are amazing, unique and above all warm. My work mate was telling me a story from last years Knit In about a refugee who had received a blanket when arriving in Winter in Australia. A few years on he remembers the kindness of being welcomed with a blanket and it is now a special family heirloom which he says will be passed down as a reminder of the welcome. Warms the cockles of your heart ay!

You can also be part of the great Knit In. It’s taking place on July 27th at the ABC studios in Harris Street Sydney. Paste the following into your browser for more details

 http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/07/23/1912042.htm   

See you there ,

Amanda