In an email from Reading Group Guides, the editor of the site included this in her personal note:
“Happy New Year! I hope you had a terrific holiday. I spent a chunk of Christmas week on the Outer Banks knitting and reading — often simultaneously. I like this way to multi-task! One quick note: I noticed that when I am reading “the exciting parts” I pick up stitches. I have learned to put down the knitting when I am at those points. At one point I had added TEN extra stitches to a twenty stitch wide scarf!”
In reading some knitting blogs recently I’ve noticed folks commenting about not getting much reading done these days because of knitting & starting to listen to audio books. The email & blog entries got me thinking about multi-tasking…
I don’t read while knitting but my knitting multi-tasking includes watching TV/DVDs, talking on the phone & even exercising on my recumbent bicycle.
What is the extent of your knitting multi-tasking?
January 11, 2006 at 10:11 am
Hi Amy – thanks for visiting my blog! I always like “meeting” people from Chicago! As far as knitting while reading, I can’t do it. I mainly get my TV watching in while knitting.
January 11, 2006 at 12:40 pm
While Knitting I…
Help with homework, watch tv, listen to audiobooks and talk to the husband. 🙂
January 12, 2006 at 7:47 am
With the crazy work load I had last semester in grad school, I finally got the hang of reading and knitting at the same time – it had to be simple knitting though – stockinette, etc. (or a really simple text to read!)
I also knit and watch TV/DVDs all of the time. Audiobooks are good too!
Take care~