Guest LiterateParakeet Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Is it too late to officially step away from this thread as the owner? I didn't intend to start any sort of discord, and the last time I'd looked at this page we were sitting at 2 pages of text and now it's up to 8. This is making the non-confrontational tendencies in me really work. Hurrah, anxiety! Don't worry it's not you. This topic always blows up like this...but you didn't know that, so no worries. :) Perhaps you could doodle---er---take notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiterateParakeet Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Some? Half the reason I learned to knit was so I could carry two big metal spikes into places that wouldn't allow a pocketknife. I use bamboo circular and double pointed....we could roast marshmallows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crypto Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Is it too late to officially step away from this thread as the owner? I didn't intend to start any sort of discord, and the last time I'd looked at this page we were sitting at 2 pages of text and now it's up to 8. This is making the non-confrontational tendencies in me really work. Hurrah, anxiety! I've felt the itch to do something with my hands, that's a big part of it. Based on what I'm seeing, I don't think I will be bringing my knitting with me to my small YSA branch. Don't take it personally. Threads take on a life of their own. Though I'm not sure I've seen many fights over something as inconsequential as yarn. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Don't worry it's not you. This topic always blows up like this...but you didn't know that, so no worries. :) Perhaps you could doodle---er---take notes. Or juggle. :) Palerider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Or juggle. :)As long as it's reverent....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSG Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 As long as it's reverent....lol So we can juggle hymn books? Or can I crochet myself some CTR juggling balls? Palerider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 So we can juggle hymn books? Or can I crochet myself some CTR juggling balls?As long as it's reverent. Lol Someone got a call on cell phone once while Sacrament was being passed and they answered the phone and all you heard was....I can't talk right now they are passing the Sacrament. Then they repeated it. True story NightSG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 As long as it's reverent. LolSomeone got a call on cell phone once while Sacrament was being passed and they answered the phone and all you heard was....I can't talk right now they are passing the Sacrament. Then they repeated it. True story My mother-in-law did this... she was watching my kids while they were babies and I called her home phone and she picked up the phone and before I can even say Hello, she says, "I can't talk to you right now, I have babies in the car" and immediately hung up... I told my husband this and my husband asked my mom if she can watch our kids next time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 “Busy hands and idle minds have knitted many a sweater; busy minds and idle hands have knitted many a brow.” -Agatha Swanburne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I get the sense that the knitters here seem to be okay with their activity but frown at other activities, such as doodling or phone games (angry birds, or perhaps candy crush - even minesweeper and solitaire can be pretty mindless). Is that accurate? Why is yours reverent and not the others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) My knitting is atrocious. There is no way i would knit in public. Nobody wants to hear me muttering and cursing under my breath. :) Edited January 8, 2015 by Connie Just_A_Guy, Jane_Doe and NightSG 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarVortex Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I get the sense that the knitters here seem to be okay with their activity but frown at other activities, such as doodling or phone games (angry birds, or perhaps candy crush - even minesweeper and solitaire can be pretty mindless). Is that accurate? Why is yours reverent and not the others? And are certain forms of knitting irreverent? What would happen if someone brought 100 pounds of steel wool to church and started to knit a stove? mordorbund 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sxfritz Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I get the sense that the knitters here seem to be okay with their activity but frown at other activities, such as doodling or phone games (angry birds, or perhaps candy crush - even minesweeper and solitaire can be pretty mindless). Is that accurate? Why is yours reverent and not the others?The lace covers on temple alters are hand knit - generally using the 'tatting' method. I think that reverent. I didn't read all of the 163 responses on this thread, but of what I read I didn't see anyone actually say it would be okay to knit in church. My responses may have been favorable to the notion that knitting is meditative, but I never said it is acceptable behavior in church. I am in agreement with more reverence in the chapel and class. I grew up Catholic and am generally frustrated by the lack of reverence in our chapels. mordorbund 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crypto Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) I get the sense that the knitters here seem to be okay with their activity but frown at other activities, such as doodling or phone games (angry birds, or perhaps candy crush - even minesweeper and solitaire can be pretty mindless). Is that accurate? Why is yours reverent and not the others?The difference is on whether an activity can or would be distracting, within reason, to yourself and others. I think it largely depends on the individual. doodling to me wouldn't be, phone games certainly would be. Staring would be conductive to day dreaming, which would also be distracting. Same thing can go for notes, if you are so busy taking notes that it distracts from feeling the spirit...don't do it. Is reading scriptures in the middle of a meeting bad if it distracts you or others from the speaker? I don't think it's cut and dry yes or no.Generally as a rule of thumb, if someone can do this and respond in a thoughtful manner to the instructor during a meeting, I personally see no problem with it. (Yes there are potential exceptions to a rule of thumb...like sleeping) Edited January 9, 2015 by Crypto mordorbund and Backroads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 9 pages of bickering about sticks and yarn. Way to go, you did it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 9 pages of bickering about sticks and yarn. Way to go, you did it! Hey....look at how many pages we have on sherbert or sherbet and sorbet. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Folk Prophet Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hey....look at how many pages we have on sherbert or sherbet and sorbet. Lol And I haven't even participated in that one. Palerider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 And I haven't even participated in that one. You have not lived life to its fullest if you have not chimed in on that thread.....trust me. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hard to believe there are 169 posts about knitting in church. Palerider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarVortex Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hard to believe there are 169 posts about knitting in church. Yes, indeed. I think you should rename this topic to "The Purl of Great Price." Connie, NightSG, Backroads and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 PV wins the thread. I think we're done here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Yes, indeed. I think you should rename this topic to "The Purl of Great Price." Oh my heck. I seriously bust out laughing. PolarVortex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hard to believe there are 169 posts about knitting in church. Thos thread and the sherbert thread have not gone away yet. You haven't lived life to its fullest unless you comment on these threads. Bout time you woke up......Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 PV wins the thread. I think we're done here.Over ?? Did you say over?? Nothing is over until we decide it is.....Lol Crypto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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