Knitting for America

I was in the kitchen fixing dinner while listening to NPR, as I do every night, trying to shoo my kids away and not burn things.  In the midst of a typical evening's chaos I was only half listening to some commentator going on about being thrifty during the current economic recession.  All of the sudden I hear mention  of something that has only recently become part of my life:  she mentioned knitting!  Specifically she referred to the fact that she was a knitter and had resorted to making gifts for people instead of purchasing presents. Still, I was shocked to feel some strange over-the-radio connection.  It was quite gratifying to hear my creative skill mentioned on my primary source of media (alas, we don't have cable so we're public radio junkies).   More importantly, I was reminded that there really is something to this knitting business.  I can heed my president's call to buck up during these tough times...I can save money on gifts by creating!  I can knit for America!