I started knitting as a child, then again as a teenager, and finally really learned how about ten years ago. I have battled a serious wool addiction since then and am trying to avoid yarn stores as much as possible these days (knitting rivals photography as an expensive hobby. . .). My craft room is stuffed with yarn- leftovers from previous projects and works in progress, as well as yarn for projects that have never gotten off the ground. I use my carpal tunnel as my excuse, since I can only knit about an hour a day- but of course, if I actually worked an hour a day on all the yarn in my room, I would have a lot more projects finished!
So today is going to be a day where I do knit, since I am behind on a project that will be a gift (shhhh…). But as I get out my knitting bag, I can’t help but admire all the yarn I have. This photo shows just the yarn I have displayed in the top part of my wonderful Lantern Moon basket that my daughter bought me for my sixtieth birthday. She is a knitter too and loves wool in the same way I do. In the foreground is the blue yarn I used to knit my first baby blanket, and the pink multi-colored yarn was used for my first baby sweater. Both baby items were part of my Grandma Hope Chest (actually a drawer) way before my two grandbabies were even conceived. Miles has Blue Blankie (yes, that’s what he calls it) and sleeps with it every night. The pink sweater? Well, that’s still in the drawer . . .
f/1.8, 1/160, ISO 500, 35mm
melinda anderson photography 
Love the color and the shallow DOF.
I can crochet but I was never any good at knitting. My left hand is pretty much useless. I have to concentrate so hard on what I left hand is doing that I right hand stops! I have found this is not a good thing when knitting and playing the piano. However, it is good for holding my purse and it’s a good place to rest my chin.
Very nice. Colorful and very effective depth of field. Love the basket, too.