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{{B}}Knitting{{/B}} ? ?My mother knew how to knit, but she never taught
me. She assumed, as did many women of her generation, that knitting was no
longer a skill worth passing down from mother to daughter. A combination of
feminism, consumerism and household gadgetry made many women feel that such
homely accomplishments were now obsolete. My grandmother still knitted, though,
and every Christmas she made a pair of socks for my mother and me~ of red wool.
They were the ones we wore under our ice skates, when it was really important to
have warm feet. ? ?Knitting is a nervous habit that happens to be
productive. It helped me quit smoking by giving my hands something else to do.
It is wonderful for depression because no matter what else happens, you are
creating something beautiful. Time spent in front of the television or just
siting is no longer time wasted. ? ?I love breathing life into the
patterns. It’s true magic, finding a neglected, dog-eared old book with the
perfect snowflake design, buying the same Germantown knitting worsted my
grandmother used, in the exact blue to match my daughter’s eyes, taking it on
the brain with me every day for two months, working feverishly to get it done by
Christmas, staying up late after the stockings are filled to sew in the sleeves
and weave in the ends. ? ?Knitting has taught me patience. I know
that if I just keep going, even if it takes months, there Will be a reward and
take out the stitches between and start over again. ? ?People often
ask if I would do it for money, and the answer is always a definite no. In the
first place, you could not pay me enough for the hours I put into a sweater. But
more important this is an activity 1 keep separate from such considerations. I
knit to recover my children and other people I live in warmth and color. I knit
to give them earthly that money could never buy. ? ?Knitting gives
my life an alternative rhythm to the daily deadline. By day I can write about
Northern Ireland or the New York City Police Department and get paid for it, but
on the time train home, surrounded by people with laptops, I stage my little
rebellion. I take out my old knitting bag and join the centuries of women who
have knitted for love.
What is not her purpose for knitting according to this passage?
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{{B}}Knitting{{/B}} ? ?My mother knew how to knit, but she never taught
me. She assumed, as did many women of her generation, that knitting was no
longer a skill worth passing down from mother to daughter. A combination of
feminism, consumerism and household gadgetry made many women feel that such
homely accomplishments were now obsolete. My grandmother still knitted, though,
and every Christmas she made a pair of socks for my mother and me~ of red wool.
They were the ones we wore under our ice skates, when it was really important to
have warm feet. ? ?Knitting is a nervous habit that happens to be
productive. It helped me quit smoking by giving my hands something else to do.
It is wonderful for depression because no matter what else happens, you are
creating something beautiful. Time spent in front of the television or just
siting is no longer time wasted. ? ?I love breathing life into the
patterns. It’s true magic, finding a neglected, dog-eared old book with the
perfect snowflake design, buying the same Germantown knitting worsted my
grandmother used, in the exact blue to match my daughter’s eyes, taking it on
the brain with me every day for two months, working feverishly to get it done by
Christmas, staying up late after the stockings are filled to sew in the sleeves
and weave in the ends. ? ?Knitting has taught me patience. I know
that if I just keep going, even if it takes months, there Will be a reward and
take out the stitches between and start over again. ? ?People often
ask if I would do it for money, and the answer is always a definite no. In the
first place, you could not pay me enough for the hours I put into a sweater. But
more important this is an activity 1 keep separate from such considerations. I
knit to recover my children and other people I live in warmth and color. I knit
to give them earthly that money could never buy. ? ?Knitting gives
my life an alternative rhythm to the daily deadline. By day I can write about
Northern Ireland or the New York City Police Department and get paid for it, but
on the time train home, surrounded by people with laptops, I stage my little
rebellion. I take out my old knitting bag and join the centuries of women who
have knitted for love.
What is not her purpose for knitting according to this passage?
A.It saves money. B.It activates one’s life. C.It enriches one’s life. D.It is a pleasant pastime.
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