WHAT I TREASURE

My wool stash by Ottavia Moll

On the back of the door of the clothes closet I share with my boyfriend hangs my wool stash. Like many knitters, I view it as treasure, yet a glint of guilt comes with the shine. A reminder of not finding enough time to knit. A little fear that one day my boyfriend may question the burgeoning quantity (he never has). I started knitting about four years ago and very quickly it became a passion, a creative release and a meditation. I knit throughout autumn, winter and early spring and have made many items for friends and family, part of the reason I treasure this stash. As I open the bags at the start of a new knitting season, I paw through these old threads and remember the items they created:…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2020

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