Send Me To Sleep | Knitting (Voice Only)
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Some people are really surprised when I tell them I used to be into knitting in a really big way. I think it's unexpected for certain people, because, well, maybe knitting is associated with an old grandma sitting in a nursing home, cladding her way with her knitting needles, making an ever-increasing in length scarf, That's sort of the stereotypical, cliched image of someone who knits. And so when I tell people that I used to be really into it and enjoyed it a lot, yeah, it takes them by surprise, I think, a little bit. But anyone who actually knows me quite well I don't think is surprised by the fact that I used to be into knitting. And that's because it's a creative art form. And I am someone who gets involved with all kinds of creative stuff.
That's just my way. I really enjoy creative hobbies and I found knitting when I was, I think, in my late teens. I might have been 19 when I first learned to knit.
And, you know, it's not too difficult if you've never done it.
It's, of course, a little tricky to start with. I was watching a lot of YouTube tutorials to try and figure out how to get going. Casting on is the first major step. That's attaching your
When and how did Andrew first learn to knit?
your knot thread, I've forgotten the name of it, I can't believe it, your yarn, that's right, to the initial needle, and the length, the appropriate length that you need it to be, and then, and then of course, learning to do the knitting itself.
And, but once you've got those steps together, it's actually not too bad,
And it is so amazing how quickly, once you've got the basics, you can go from just a straight, normal, long scarf to something like a teddy bear if you wanted to. That is actually probably one of the best things I've ever made whilst knitting was this sort of stuffed animal I made for a friend. It was a character from a cartoon we both liked. And it was quite cute. A little sort of fantasy bear with fairy wings kind of thing. And it has kind of like a little Japanese aesthetic to it. And I was so pleased with it, in a way. I'm a little upset that I ended up giving it away, especially since I don't talk to this person now. And I've no idea if they ever actually kept the thing that I made them because I thought it came out so well.
And I was really impressed with myself. You know, I did the arms and the legs, the body, the head, the ears. The shell and the wings on the back. And it looked, as far as I was concerned, just like the character. And now I don't even have a picture of what I made. I wish I could at least see once again what it is that I made and reflect on it. That's my mistake, I suppose. I should have taken a picture myself. I think I probably did at the time, but it's just gone now, where I don't know.
Well, to be fair, a few years ago, when was that?
I think maybe seven or eight years ago now, I had my phone stolen in London. And that, you know, was really frustrating because of course you have to go out and get a new phone when someone takes it from you. But the worst thing was that it did contain a lot of my photographs from the past.
Photographs I cherish. They're gone now.
And the sad thing is I don't even know what photos are gone now.
but in a way as well it's kind of freeing and makes you understand that you know if if i was going to remember it i probably would have i think you know years ago we wouldn't have had the technology to
take as many photos as we can in this modern age, then people would rely on their memories to relive their past. So, you know, in a way, it's not a huge loss. You know, I didn't lose anything or anyone physical. So I can be thankful for that. I think I more grieve the loss of the teddy bear that I gave away than I do any photographs, to be honest.
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