29 Ways to Know You've Been Knitting Too Much
We've all been there. Here are some signs you've been knitting a little too long!
Did you have one of those close-the-closet-door-quickly-before-the-yarn-falls-out moments when you last braved the deep, dark pits of your craft room? You're not alone. If you've been knitting for a long time, chances are you've collected a large amount of yarn over the years, which can get a little out of control if you don't know how to organize the craft room.
Along with a passion for yarn in all shapes, sizes, and colors, comes an intense desire to knit and create. But you must be careful because if you get too involved in free knitting patterns and forget to take breaks, you risk injuring yourself.
As we've done in the past, we decided to reach out to our talented readers for their insights. We asked our readers on Facebook how they knew they'd been knitting for too long, and the answers had us in stitches.
Enjoy this collection of answers — some serious and some humorous — to our Facebook question.
You Know You've Been Knitting Too Much When...
Your own immediate family starts avoiding eye contact when you want to talk about new patterns you've found that they might like! - Kelly Gross Williams
The T.V. station goes off the air. - Cindy Floyd
You measure your kids in stitches per inch. - Kerry Newton
You realize you have not seen your husband in a week. - Crystal Shiffert
You go to sleep and continue your project in your dreams. - Katie Pak Rhodes
You knit in your sleep. - Cindy Bailey
You can no longer focus and your shoulders start to ache. - Tracy Oxendine
You run out of yarn. - Cindy Schott
You get "rug burn" on your finger from the yarn! - Wishya Knew
When the dust bunnies tickle your ankles. - Nancy Sweetzir
You feel nervous about finishing a project and lost without a project to start. - Estelle Newton
You close your eyes and see your current project. - Jennifer Massanelli-Wiseman
You pick up your project again, only to see that what you were knitting is totally, totally wrong! - Edna Willming
You have tendonitis in your wrist and the doctor tells you to back off for a month! - Sarah Soucie Eyberg
You fall asleep. - Joanna Cassebaum
You can't straighten your pinky finger. - Kris Kastning Patton
Your fingers go to sleep. - Lynn Davis Kalkbrenner
You go to take your son to baseball practice and realize you've brought your knitting but forgot your son! - Deb Louk
You look up and your eyes still see stitches. - Jamie Santa Cruz
You're still doing the pattern in your head while you wash the dishes. - Saundra Dee Callender
You dream about correcting mistakes. - Sandra Fisher
You stand up and find out you can't walk because your legs are asleep. - Chandell McNew Straley
You can no longer focus your eyes to view anything past your lap. - Liz Tomlinson
You lose the feeling in your hands! - Debra Ann Pawlak
You practice with utensils at the dinner table. - Laurie Murphy
Your hands have more muscle than your legs. - Elaine Zirkle
You wake up from a dream about knitting to find you've been knitting! - Linda Bogolin
Your stash becomes manageable. - Alexandrina Tartaglione de Simone
Your husband calls himself the Knitting Widower! - Anne Pluth Schneider