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sanesi
Chatty Knitter
USA
141 Posts |
 Posted - 01/11/2005 : 08:39:39 AM
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| I knit during lunch and during telephone conferences if it's something that doesn't require note taking. I envy those of you who have more time at work to knit. Very lucky. |
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mom4GJ
Chatty Knitter
USA
114 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2005 : 10:17:23 AM
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I just started bringing my knitting in with me to work on during lunch. I am a research assistant who works in a lab, so I can't work on it during regular hours. However, I was really wondering if I would have enough yarn to finish a scarf for my son yesterday, so I got out the scarf, weighed it on the very nice balance (scale) we have in the lab, weighed the yarn, and decided I was right -- I needed more yarn.
But don't we always need more yarn???
Kim in WV
By laughing, you do not use up your laughter, but increase your store of it. (Life Expectancy, Dean Koontz) |
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blueknitter999
Warming Up
USA
89 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2005 : 2:56:40 PM
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Hell Yes!
For the first time in my life I have a boss who isn't a complete nightmare, and I feel comfortable whipping out the old WIP to get some real work done. (During my lunchtime, of course). |
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barefeetslp
Chatty Knitter
199 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 12:28:01 PM
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I used to work in a VERY small Post Office, (about 120 boxes, no routes). After putting up the mail in the morning, which usually took no more than an hour and oftern considerably less time, I could knit, read, and do crossword puzzles to my heart's content. Since I was the only one in the office, no one could complain. ---- Oh, yes, I sold stamps and did other 'postal stuff', but I rarely was busy with that. In the five and a half years I was there, I made a vest, 2 sweaters, a couple of blankets, some scarves, some baby mittens, some shawls, and a bunch of christmas stockings. I also made a lot of friends...even some of 'the guys' were interested in the complex patterns with which I worked.
Never be afraid to knit at work or in public. If someone complains, smile, listen to their argument then present your side. Then, find a way to compromise.
Happy Knitting!!
barefeet
If you don't NEED a Fairy Godmother, then BE one. |
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blazfglori
Permanent Resident
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 2:47:31 PM
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Yep!
I knit on my breaks and on lunch, for a total of about an hour or so.
My co-workers have gotten so used to seeing me knitting that they act surprised when I'm NOT knitting. LOL!
~Lori
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SusanT
Seriously Hooked
950 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 2:59:06 PM
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Chayah
Permanent Resident
1924 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 5:03:10 PM
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| I knit during meetings. It took people a while to get used to it, but they realized that I was really paying attention. I have trouble sitting still if my hands are not busy. I work on a crisis line and also tutor Hebrew (not at the same time!), so I don't get to knit much at those times. I do knit in public. Chayah in very cold NY, with more snow coming tomorrow. |
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Lis S
Chatty Knitter
219 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 5:14:35 PM
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I teach high school English, and this year I've been devoting my planning periods each day to working at my knitting. I find that this relaxes me and allows me to really clear my mind before my classes begin. My planning period is early in the day, so I knit then, and I also get a few minutes in after I eat lunch in the middle of the day. I have not yet attempted to work on a project during those (boring) inservice lectures, but I think I will give that a try the next time around. Then I won't feel that the day was a TOTAL waste.
A
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chellethinques
Permanent Resident
USA
1431 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 6:51:56 PM
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I am a former teacher, and have been substituting this year, and have learned to ALWAYS bring a WIP! If it's a high school class and they have a textbook assignment or a test, I can pretty much knit all day. I even have a small flashlight in my bag in case of videos. (Now if it's a junior high class, I have to fight the urge to tie them all up with my yarn and stick them with my needles - and I taught junior high for 9 years, LOL!)
If we are indeed made in the image of our Creator, it stands to reason that we are most like that Creator when we are creating something ourselves. |
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MrsBrooks26
Seriously Hooked
USA
908 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2005 : 7:22:34 PM
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When I worked at community Blood Center we would go out on mobils and i would knit on the way to the site, on the way home, lunch time, and if we were not busy I would knit!
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NuKnitter
New Pal
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2005 : 7:51:04 PM
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Okay, I hope this doesn't sound stupid (remember I'm a newbie)...
I'm reading that people knit while watching tv, working, etc. can you actually knit without looking at your hands?
"I'm determined to do this....I'm determined to do this....I'm determined to do this...." |
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letti
Chatty Knitter
USA
164 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2005 : 7:54:16 PM
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I am not able to knit at work, but I do knit while on the bus to and from work. Do most of my knitting at home.
Letti
"Anybody is liable to fall off a tightrope in any land, I thought, and God help you if you fall the wrong way."
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Roze
New Pal
16 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2005 : 9:21:43 PM
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Yes, NuKnitter, some of us can knit without looking at our hands--at least for short periods of time. And you can knit a lot, and watch a lot of TV, with no more than quick glances.
:) Roze |
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midnightskyfibers
Gabber Extraordinaire
579 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2005 : 9:40:45 PM
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I knit during my classes. Have to keep my hands busy or I can't focus.
http://www.midnightskyfibers.com handspun and handpainted yarns, fibers, and kits. |
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pjkite
Permanent Resident
1198 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2005 : 07:35:40 AM
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I'm lucky - I can knit or spin during breaks or meetings, and whenever I have a minute or two of down time. My co-workers now routinely ask what project I'm working on, and comment on my yarn and fiber choices.
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(Now if it's a junior high class, I have to fight the urge to tie them all up with my yarn and stick them with my needles - and I taught junior high for 9 years, LOL!)
I substituted and volunteered at our local junior high - as far as I'm concerned, anyone teaching 6th, 7th or 8th grades deserves hazardous duty pay! Now I work full-time at a national laboratory, and some of our scientist and engineer types remind me of those days at times (grin)!
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I'm reading that people knit while watching tv, working, etc. can you actually knit without looking at your hands?
All the time on simple stockinette or a repetitive rib pattern. Ditto the plain rows in lace. I do have to look at the pattern rows a bit more, or at the tricky parts of my knitting - shaping, etc. But we have satellite TV with a recorder, so I can always pause the program and pick it up when I'm past the tricky part!
Pamela Kite
East Tennessee
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pixie_day
Chatty Knitter
130 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2005 : 08:15:31 AM
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| When I was at my previous job as a legal secretary, I did not have enough to keep me busy at work. On one of my breaks, I went for a walk and past a soon to be open knitting store. So when it opened, I went in and bought all the items necessary to teach myself how to knit. I knitted at work on a regular basis until I left that job and went to a different law firm. Now I don't have time to knit except at lunch. |
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Atavistic
Permanent Resident
6604 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2005 : 08:23:30 AM
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Originally posted by NuKnitter
I'm reading that people knit while watching tv, working, etc. can you actually knit without looking at your hands?
Yes. I've knit in the dark of movie theaters. I can do purls and knits without looking, including ribbing. YOs and K2Tog and laces get more complicated. I can even knit while being kissed. Response? "Damn! I can't even get you to drop a stitch!" (and it's not because he's a bad kisser, either...)
Amanda
“There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches." Ray Bradbury |
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Crey
Seriously Hooked
827 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2005 : 08:27:13 AM
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Amanda - I'd be afraid those pointy ends would get in the way!! - Crey
"Water that is too pure has no fish." -Ts'ai Ken T'an |
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Atavistic
Permanent Resident
6604 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2005 : 08:33:02 AM
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Originally posted by Crey
Amanda - I'd be afraid those pointy ends would get in the way!! - Crey
"Water that is too pure has no fish." -Ts'ai Ken T'an
It's a matter of one tilting their head up while the other leans down. Needles are out of the way... ;)
“There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches." Ray Bradbury |
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ikate
Warming Up
61 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2005 : 08:37:01 AM
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I work at a private school where knitting is pretty big among the staff. It's actually my co-workers who taught me to knit! There is always a little tension around knitting here as some administrators think it "doesn't look right" when people are knitting.
A bunch of us used to eat lunch together and knit during our lunch breaks but that has gotten less and less as more and more comments are made by the Head. We've tried to prove to him that this is a GOOD thing - staff and teachers from every division gathering everyday (something that otherwise never happens), builds friendships, helps attitudes, etc. But it still "doesn't look good" to him. So, we now all just knit in our own areas at lunch.
However, we have all held pretty strong when it comes to knitting at meetings where notes are not being taken - if others can doodle on their notepads, we can knit (and boy, do we!)
Knitting is the common bond among many of us - and whenever we pass in the halls we stop to chat about WIPs and yarn deals. And, if it weren't for knitting, I would probably never know anything about what the Upper School students are learning in their Science classes, but since their teacher is a knitter, we chat. How this can be a bad thing is beyond me.
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