One of the nicest things about knitting is the built-in guarantee* that if I simply pick it up and work at it from time to time, I'll end up with a finished object.
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I'm not saying all knitting is automatic, but if you put one knit stitch after another knit stitch, and another, and keep making stitches, eventually you'll make something.
The same cannot be said of other things in life, say writing, parenting, love, baking, auto repair, or animal husbandry.
I find it soothing, the simple act of making one stitch after another, the same way putting one foot in front of the other in a routine of daily life is therapeutic in its own way.
As long as you have the occasional metaphoric equivalent of some lace gloves or a bikini to keep things interesting, it's fine if the rest of your life is one long, snuggly, garter stitch afghan. In fact, I think I prefer it that way.
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Well, with animal husbandry eventually you have to leave it up to the animals. You know, insert Tab A into Slot B sort of thing. If you're hands on at that point, there's something seriously wrong with you that is probably in the DSM-IV TR.
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