I really like to knit. Most of the time, my knitting projects come out okay. One of the things that I am known for with my knitting is the even-ness of my knitting stitches. In other words, the tension I keep on the yarn leads to very even, same sized and same spaced stitches. This is remarkable, because I very often knit when I am in an emotional state because knitting calms me down; helps me to wait in tension filled waiting situations, occupies my time when I am anxious and frustrated about waiting.
I have really curtailed my knitting in the last several years. This is largely due to the fact that no matter how hard I try, I cannot convince Taki that my knitting is not her toy. I have tried stern scoldings, and I have tried time out. It works for a while, then it is as if the scoldings or time outs never happened.
I have some knitting projects that are more than 2 years old that I want to complete. And others that are more recent. I decided that during my vacation this week that I would work on these projects. If the weather is pretty, I can sit outside and knit, without Taki interference.
If not, I can knit inside. My activities and chores where such that it was after dark when I pulled out the knitting last night. I sat at the dining table, and Taki accepted, with frequent redirection and reminders, that my knitting was not her toy.
Today, I tried knitting in the computer room, to no avail. Taki would not leave my knitting alone. So, I moved to the kitchen. There Taki did better, but she was still very difficult to deal with. I feel bad when I issue loud "NO, NO, NOs" but I do not hit, and I try to give her something else to do. Which may or may not work. Today, it did not.
Well, tonight, I had to do the finishing parts of a project: sewing the sides together. I sat in the computer room to do that. Taki checked it out, and decided it was not interesting. So, when I started on another knitting project, and she came around, I was able to convince her that it was not interesting.
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