blackgirl on mars: notes on a life in copenhagen (or how my alienation brings me closer to people).

geeky knitters club inaugural session One of the activities that I certainly enjoy most is knitting. If my life was unfettered to this system and allowed to beat its natural course, it would sound like this: Knit, read, write, knit, read write, knit read, write with a little bit of talking and eating here and there. I learned to knit when I was pregnant and instantly fell in love with every aspect of it: from the needles to the various yarns, the colors, textures, the patterns, the free-style potential. The calm it offers my oftentimes much too hectic mind.  I love untangling skeins of yarn, and have spent many hours in silent meditation, even using pins and needles to unravel the finest of yarn. Yes, the love runs that deep. I know that two of my foremothers earned their living through lace-making and oftentimes I find myself contemplating their lives: one in Trinidad, with a life of horse carts on a cocoa plantation, and the other in Canada- far away from home, only to su...

I'm an avid knitter and crocheter. I had always wanted to learn how to knit and crochet, but never made the time and was never blessed to come across anyone to teach me, until I met my son's grandmother. Learning to knit and crochet definitely has increased the quality of my life. It is the best therapy and allows me to channel my creative energy whenever I'm at home, at work, or even on the metro. Every year I teach my grade 5 classes how to knit and it is something, like gardening, that the girls and the boys both enjoy. One of the delights I have had the pleasure to indulge in is having hand-knit socks from my son's Great Grandmother. My intention is learn how to knit my own socks this year. But anyway, one of the skills I believe we will all have to get more acquainted with is doing things ourselves. One of the skills that come in handy is knowing how to darn your own socks. This post is for all you Do-it-yourselfers or soon to be DIY'er. These are new tim...