Comments on: kic: knitting in church http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/05/kic-knitting-in-church/ when faith like a child isn't enough Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Jeri http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/05/kic-knitting-in-church/#comment-2426 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:55:46 +0000 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/05/kic-knitting-in-church/#comment-2426 I actually go early and knit before church starts. They are the real reason I got started. I am knitting with looms, and my purpose is for baby hats for hospitals and adult hats and scarf sets for the homeless. I love knitting while waiting because it gives me a chance to talk to others about what I am doing in hopes that they will be interested in helping those less fortunate as well. I actually go early and knit before church starts. They are the real reason I got started.

I am knitting with looms, and my purpose is for baby hats for hospitals and adult hats and scarf sets for the homeless. I love knitting while waiting because it gives me a chance to talk to others about what I am doing in hopes that they will be interested in helping those less fortunate as well.

]]> by: Jenny http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/05/kic-knitting-in-church/#comment-47 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:20:00 +0000 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/05/kic-knitting-in-church/#comment-47 <I>It's just not fair.</I> Exactly. I suspect it's not worth the fight -- after all, I'm only losing out on 30-40 minutes of knitting time, anyway. Though I think I might be able to get away with it if I sat farther back in the overflow seating, in the Reserved for Parents of Young Children ghetto. Hmmm... Sweaters are very intimidating. I myself am procrastinating on a sweater, and... It’s just not fair.

Exactly. I suspect it’s not worth the fight — after all, I’m only losing out on 30-40 minutes of knitting time, anyway.

Though I think I might be able to get away with it if I sat farther back in the overflow seating, in the Reserved for Parents of Young Children ghetto. Hmmm…

Sweaters are very intimidating. I myself am procrastinating on a sweater, and…

]]> by: ninjanun http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/05/kic-knitting-in-church/#comment-46 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:06:00 +0000 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/05/kic-knitting-in-church/#comment-46 I love knitting too! I've had a sweater on the needles for over a year, though (I'm procrastinating on it). When I "went" to "church", I would often knit between worship practice (at 8am) and service (at 11am). But I didn't go so far as to knit during the sermon. I guess I had the same misgivings about it as you do. Although I must say, if you sat in the back and really were able to demonstrate that you had payed attention to the sermon (by talking about it later with others, I guess), I doubt anyone would give you a hard time about it. But why go through all that trouble?! :) If you knit, people assume you're being disrespectful and not paying attention, whereas you could be writing haiku, doodling, or just sitting there staring vacantly at the pastor, and people would assume you were rapt with attention. It's just not fair. I love knitting too! I’ve had a sweater on the needles for over a year, though (I’m procrastinating on it).

When I “went” to “church”, I would often knit between worship practice (at 8am) and service (at 11am). But I didn’t go so far as to knit during the sermon. I guess I had the same misgivings about it as you do.

Although I must say, if you sat in the back and really were able to demonstrate that you had payed attention to the sermon (by talking about it later with others, I guess), I doubt anyone would give you a hard time about it. But why go through all that trouble?! :) If you knit, people assume you’re being disrespectful and not paying attention, whereas you could be writing haiku, doodling, or just sitting there staring vacantly at the pastor, and people would assume you were rapt with attention. It’s just not fair.

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