Drifts
Did I wake up one day, smack dab in the middle of a wide variety of crises, both deeply personal and more general in nature, and find myself absolutely possessed with the inescapable urge to knit a pile of snowballs? Why yes, yes I did.
Did I take myself directly to the store, bright and early that very morning, to purchase a variety of spheres and set to work satiating this urge? Also yes. With absolutely record speed.
Was I surprised when it turned out that quite a few of you also felt the need make a selection of your own projectiles to mitigate whatever personal horrors are plaguing you at the moment? I mean honestly, at this point, no.
For you see, at this point I trust that a fair number of you are either feeling the same rage I am or dealing with the same heartbreaks or just needing the same distractions. I knew many of you would love them, and some of you would find comfort and beauty in them, and maybe just maybe a few of you would throw them just as hard as you could against the nearest wall when you needed to vent a little steam. Or you could just hang them on your christmas tree. That’s totally ok too!
Whatever you decide to do with them, I hope they bring your hands and your heart and your head a little moment of calm and remind you that you can make beautiful things, even when the world feels like it’s on fire.
Deviltry
You don’t need these. You really don’t. Some of you may even be scandalized by them (which really, if this is what you can muster the energy to be scandalized by given the state of the world, well then I admire your equanimity in the face of actual catastrophes). But I know, in my heart of hearts, that there are some of you who will have you day made better by these little dudes. That, or you’ll use them to make someone else’s day better, and that’s just as good.
Because the world is on fire. And it feels like the bad guys are winning. And we’re all exhausted and terrified and overwhelmed. And that’s not going to stop any time soon.
But when it feels like that, there’s something powerful in putting down your phone, picking up your needles, and making some absurd little thing that brings you joy or making something you know will make someone else smile. No it’s not practical. No it’s not necessary. But making a little bit of time to do something joyful is surprisingly powerful. And I want you to know exactly how powerful you are.
Noteworthy
Paper is magic. Admittedly, it’s that sort of quiet, everyday magic that’s easy to overlook. But it’s magic nonetheless.
It can be soft enough to protect your most delicate treasures, or strong enough to climb on. It can be so ephemeral that you throw it away without a second thought, or it can last for centuries. It can hold your thoughts, when nowhere else feels safe, and either keep them secret forever or share them with others long after you’re gone.
Because paper is magic, and the right piece of paper can change the world.
Now, I am not foolish enough to think that these little bits of knitted paper are going to do any such thing. But I do know that you can turn them into a little pouch for all your secret treasures, or use them to display your favorite pins, or (if your embroidered penmanship is better than mine) maybe send someone a very special note. And I know they’re going to amuse quite a number of you and bring a bit of happy distraction to some folks who need a break from a world that feels increasingly grim. And I know none of that changes the world. But maybe it makes it a tiny bit more comfortable, for just one person, for just a moment. And that’s a kind of magic too.
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