Simply Knitting - UK (2020-01)

And a wonderful

welcometo your

new knitting year!

We ’dl ovetoh ea rf ro myo u.

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Wow!Wheredid 2019 go?!It wasn’tthatlongagoI wasplanninglastyear’ssummer

holidayandnowwe’relookingat 2020stretchingoutin frontof us– a lovelyfresh

newyear!I findtheNewYearcelebrationthebesttimeto lookbackat whatI’ve

achievedandforwardto whatelsethereis to come.Frommyperspectivesomuch

hashappenedoverthepastyear– I’velearntmoreknittingskills(mydoubleknitting

is comingalongnicely!),moreaboutthewonderfullyvariedknittingcommunity

I shareandsomuchmoreaboutmyself.It’swhatI lovemostaboutthisbeautiful

craft,it justneversitsstill.Evenwhenyou’vefinishedthatWIPyou’vehadhanging

aroundonyourneedlesformonths(years,perhaps),as soonas it’swashed,blocked

andfoldedneatlyin yourwardrobe,you’llsoonbethinkingaboutthenextexciting

thingyou’regoingto caston.Willit bea challenging lace pattern? A gift for a new

babyor somethinggorgeousforyourself?

Thislovelynever-endingcycleof beinginspired,creativeandthengrateful(or

generous),is somethinguniqueto anyonewhocrafts.I seethistimeof yearas a

breathingspace,a realbreakbetweenthestitches,allowingmyselftimeto sitback

andappreciateallthatI’vehavegainedthroughthisfabulousknittingworld–

thefriends,theachievements,thespecialmoments...andit’salways a joy.

Wishing you all a very happy new year and a magical 2020!

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