Here's a day from the summer that I really enjoyed.
Sarah and Hannah are two sweet girls at our church. We bonded when Jesse and I first came to Hope because of their dedication to the church and also their love for yarn! When they found out that I crocheted but didn't know how to knit, they promised they would teach me. They even gave me a cute bag full of yarn and knitting needles for my first birthday out here.
Fast forward two years: I still hadn't arranged for a time for them to teach me how to knit. Between all of our busy schedules, it kept getting pushed back further and further. I never forgot, though, and always looked forward to the day they could come over for a "crafternoon" and teach me how to knit.
We turned it into a tea party. I served tortilla roll sandwiches and cranberry apple salad, and the girls brought a beautiful fruit salad. My friend Jenny joined us for our crafternoon, and the four of us had the most wonderful time!
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| Hannah and Jenny |
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| Sarah and me It was such a fun afternoon. The way we naturally paired up (Hannah teaching Jenny and Sarah teaching me) totally cracked me up. Hannah and Jenny are the more energetic/extroverted girls out of the four of us, and their couch kept erupting into shrieks and laughter while Hannah tried to teach Jenny how to knit. J: OH NOOOOOOOOOOO! H: What's wroooooooong???? J: I think I dropped a stitch! H: Let me see! I'll fix it for you! J: No! I need to learn how to do it! Show me how! H: Ok! It's gonna be ok! Just let me figure this out. J: Hurry! It's going to get ruined!!! verses the quiet companionship on Sarah and my couch: S: How are you doing over there? B: Pretty well, how does this look? S: It's looking good. I'll show you the next step as soon as you finish that row.  |
Knitting was an interesting experience for me. It's funny to feel so slow and awkward with yarn since I've been able to zip through projects since I was 11. By the end of the afternoon, I had nice, even stitches and was enjoying my new handiwork. I still prefer crochet, but I'm glad to have something new to add to my repertoire!
I'm glad that we finally got to have our knitting day. It was a lot of fun to fellowship with sweet girls from church and learn a new skill. Don't be surprised now if you ever receive a knit gift from me!
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