Who do you knit for?

Recently I have been working on a blanket for my son’s birthday.

Sitting there watching TV and working my pattern repeat row after row, I started thinking about how he will perceive this gift I’m making for him.

He’s young, so his primary concern is “do the colors look cool.”

What he may never realize is how much time I spent working on this for him.

• Searching for the right pattern that’s simple enough for me to make while I’m watching a movie but one he’ll be proud to have on his bed.
• The multiple trips to the yarn store; first to find the *perfect* color yarn, then to find a cheaper alternative, and yet again to get more because I ran out.
• Starting the project over three times because it was too small, then too big, and now it’s just right.
• And the many, many hours of working stitch after stitch after stitch, sometimes feeling like this project is never going to end.

And you know what?

I’m ok with that.

It’s not important that he knows what I went through to make him this blanket.

What IS important is he feels loved when he uses it.

Whether he’s cuddled up in it watching a movie with me, playing on it with his LEGOs, or just using it to decorate his bed, every time he sees it he can say “my dad made that for me.”

This blanket is a manifestation of my love for him.

So today, when you’re knitting, take a moment to think about who you’re making that project for.

Maybe it’s for your grandchild who’s about to be born.

Maybe it’s for a stranger who’s in a battle with cancer.

Or maybe it’s for you, because you deserve nice things too.

Whoever you’re knitting for, remember why you love them.

Because that love is being captured in every single stitch.

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Diagonal Seed Stitch

This is a simple stitch. It’s not going to set off any fireworks in your creativity.

But sometimes simple is just what is needed to make something beautiful.

And this stitch is both.