This happened at this year’s Viable Paradise, I believe on Friday.
Me: Teresa, have you ever noticed that knitting is a lot like literary criticism?
TNH (staring): Yes, but how does a non-knitter know that?
Me: I just assumed.
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*laughs*!
When Lisa read her paper on Apprenticeship in the work of Ellen Kushner, she was told (I think by Delia) “writing a literary paper is like socking an octopus — and that was a very well socked octopus!”
You just assumed? I thought it was because of your frequent opportunities to observe the Madame Defarge Literary Criticism and Fiber Arts Society in action.
Emma: Shhhhhh.
Despite being a knitter, I don’t actually understand the connection. Is it people commenting on the knitted item, or the patience of sitting and working through both the comments and the knitting, or…?
Mary: You’ll have to ask TNH that one. Or maybe Emma.
I assume the similarity lies in meticulously picking apart the mistakes.
Or in finding a way to make it look like the mistake is part of the pattern.
Oh. I thought they both just involved needles.
I lol’d.
I can vividly see and hear this exchange between the two of you in my mind. So great!