KristiKnits Introduction and Blog Talk
“What is KristiKnits,” you ask?
KRISTI – well, that one’s easy – it’s my first name.
KNIT – this one’s a little more difficult. “Knit” is a word that’s most often used as a verb. Surprisingly, the first definition listed at www.m-w.com is not the act of creating knitted fabrics. In fact, that activity is reserved for the third definition. Here they are, in order:
1. primarily dialect : to tie together
2. a : to link firmly or closely (she knitted her hands in prayer) b : to cause to grow together (it will take time for the broken bones to knit together) c : to contract into wrinkles (I knitted my brow)
3. to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
So, enough about words. Let me explain why I’m here. I’ve thought about creating a personal website dedicated to my creative outlets for quite some time now. In fact, I’ve purchased several domain names over the years, put up a temporary page, and then let them sit until they expired. It isn’t until now that I’ve decided to jump in with both feet and create a real site, www.kristiknits.com, dedicated to the crafts of knitting, spinning and photography. With its launch, I’m somewhat reluctantly entering the world of BLOGGING.
Previously, on KnittersReview.com I said I didn’t understand blogging and likely wouldn’t do it because I thought it was some sort of weird form of exhibtionism. I couldn’t understand people wanting to make public what I compared to a personal diary. But here I am with my own Blog – what is the world coming to?
You might ask what brought about this change of heart. Well, it’s only now that I’m learning to spin that I’ve started visiting very many blogs. I’ve found that the spinning community is best connected through some of these blogs rather than other public sites, and I’ve been drawn to some of them over and over to see dyeing samples, spinning samples, read about techniques, fiber sources and more. So, I figure I might as well hop on the wagon and have one too. I grew up hearing that it was a woman’s prerogative to change her mind, so I’ve taken the liberty to change mine about blogging.
Welcome to my site – I hope you enjoy it!