Why knit?

At times I get in the zone and can start knitting different projects within the same time and never have one finish. This is something that a lot of us knitters suffer with. Often referred to as #KnitADD or #KnittersADD. That's because we can actually start several projects and have many projects on our needles and don't actually finish a project until months later or we need a certain needle for another project, and instead of buying a new pair of needles, we just complete the project that the needle was on. I remember one time I was searching high and low for one of my many size US8 needles. I couldn't find one pair! Then I adjusted my pattern to accommodate a size US9 needles and I couldn't find one pair of those size needles either! These sizes are my favorite sizes to us when knitting and I think I might have six or eight pairs of those needles, and I was ready to go buy another pair for this project. Then I took a look at all of my UFO's (un-finished objects) on my craft table, and there were my needles with projects that I have started but hadn't finished. I looked through to see which one was closest to being done and finished it so that I can use those needles. I have to admit that I do get a sense of accomplishment after completing a project, but the real sense of accomplishment is seeing the smiling faces of those that receive my handmade gift. Like this beauty below! She is so adorable that her picture blew up my Instagram page. Her mom told me that the unicorn lovey was the first toy she grabbed to play with. That meant the world to me!  This is why I knit.

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