This week, I spent my knitting hours working through a basket full of remnant yarn from former projects ( I recycle well, don't I?). Truthfully, I sincerely try to be one who uses up rather than throws out. Perusing my collection of yarn leftovers, I made my first pass-through, gathering up bits of assorted yarn to give to two colleagues who are creating a "recycled" project workshop, intended for a menu day during the long stretch up of upcoming PSSA days (AND that is another post altogether--No Child Left Behind and state mandated testing). Then...I considered the remainder of this yarn and thought--I could really recycle it all into felted potholders. So...I began knitting squares and combining colors, all the while relishing the fun of mixing hues and recalling other projects.
And finally, I put them in an old pillowcase and felted them....into potholders.
Surely, there is a metaphor here. You take what you have, assemble it, plunge it into the rotating, hot waters of life, and you end up with something solid, useful....and just maybe...even pretty.
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