You Might be a Knitting/Crocheting Addict If …

You might be a knitting/crocheting addict if …

You’re in the car riding shotgun and the driver says, “Quick – look at the map! Do we need to take the next exit?”

… and you say: “Just a minute. I’m almost done with the row.”

You are (or your partner is) in labor and headed out the door to the hospital,

… and you grab a project so you can knit/crochet in between contractions. (Note: This is generally done only by knitters on the first birth event!)

You knit/crochet while you walk

… which explains both why your shins have bruises (from walking into fire hydrants) and how you broke your nose on a shop door.

 

You buy buttons, clasps and shawl pins and

… then design projects to show them off.

You begin to snuggle under the covers next to your drowsy sweetheart, and

… then your knitting/crocheting on the nightstand catches your eye and you reach for it instead of your sweetie.

 

No one in your family believes your protests that

… you can safely knit when stuck in traffic.

On a family cross-country trip

… you regularly Google or Yelp fiber stores to visit
in the towns along the way.

You’re the only one in your backpacking group who

… makes room in your pack for yarn & hook/needles by leaving the chocolate behind.

Spotting any knitter or crocheter as you walk nearby,

… you stop and chat about knitting and crocheting.

At a theater, after the lights go out and the movie starts playing, you reach into your tote and

… and pull out a partially completed project and start knitting.

When you hear about celebrities knitting,

… you are not impressed! You just knit
with knitting stars at Stitches East or
Stitches West!

You take your sock knitting camping and when you find you’ve lost a needle,

… you find a twig of the appropriate size and spend the next hour trimming and smoothing it to use.

Preparing for a trip to another continent (or even another city),

… you pack two projects and a complete set of needles or hooks “just in case.”

In a good faith effort to organize your stash, you discover yarn you purchased 10 years ago

… and realize you don’t remember
ever buying it.

You have two sets of pots and wooden spoons in the kitchen:

… one for food preparation and the other for dying yarns.

You not only downloaded Melanie Gall’s CD Knitting All the Day,

… learned the words so you can sing along!

When you fill out a match.com or eharmony.com application,

… you disclose that you’d like to meet
someone who knits.

And, of course, you may be a knitting/crocheting addict if you have trouble understanding why not everyone loves it too.