I have never really had a “hobby.” I do alot of things, but I never really considered them hobbies. I read, I do photo projects and albums on the computer, I make things for the kids to play with, I like to cook. But those are just things I do, they are not hobbies. Right? They are things that I need to do and I like to do, but not something I do for relaxation. Hobbies are things like playing the guitar, playing golf, bird watching, etc.
Being pregnant, I decided I needed a real hobby, something that I could do that would require me to sit still and focus on something other than TV and whether or not the floor needed mopping. So, I bought a knitting jennie, a Knifty Knitter from Provocraft. A hobby like this is still hard for me, because I cannot see spending hours making something that has no purpose. So, I did not want to knit a shawl that no one would ever wear. So, I made a hat for the baby. Then I made one for Geetle. Then I made on for Pookie. Then I made one for Rocklyn. Then I made one for the girl at work who is pregnant. The lady across the street is also pregnant, she could use a hat for her baby. And so the list goes.
I now make a hat a day- pretty much every day. I think I am at hat #13 or 14. Pookie’s monkey has one. Geetle’s bear has one. Geetle and Taco Supreme have matching ones. BAGD does not have one…because he keeps teasing me. And because I like the immediate satisfaction of being able to finish a hat in one sitting. A big ol’ grown up hat like he would need would take several nights and I just don’t have the time for that.
I am just about ready to branch out to other projects. But I find comfort in the hats. I can make them without even thinking about it. They just roll off the loom. And this whole “hobby” thing is just to keep me from going crazy while I sit still. My Nonie used to make hats for the babies born at the local hospital. If I have extra hats when I am done, maybe I will take them with me to the hospital and pass them out. Either way, its a good use of my time.
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