When I turned 30, I told myself I was going to quit smoking, and that I was going to learn how to knit (it's a spinster thing). By my 31st birthday, neither had happened.

When I turned 30, I told myself I was going to quit smoking, and that I was going to learn how to knit (it's a spinster thing). By my 31st birthday, neither had happened.

So when my friend Tina asked me if I wanted to take classes with her and her mother, Marti, at Michael's I said OK.

We were the only 3 in the class. After showing up late, since the lady on the phone told me the class was at 6:30, not 6, we got down to the serious business of making a scarf.

Justin, our instructor, has been knitting since his grandmother taught him how at the age of 7. He was exceptionally nice about Tina's and I's decided lack of talent, and shared our enthusiasm for creating knitted Harry Potter garb.

I don't know how well my scarf is going to turn out, or if I will even get a chance to work on it between now and the next class, but it was a neat expereince, and for $10 plus materials, it was a pleasant way to spend an evening.

Posted by lgauthier at November 4, 2005 03:39 PM