Haikus About Knitting

This week I wanted to do something a little different and put my degree in English-Writing to work! Here are some haikus about knitting—some more low-hanging fruit than others. 

knit, purl, knit, purl, knit

this is how to do ribbing

my fingers are sore

my sweater is done!

oh no, wait, the second sleeve...

and weaving in ends 

I’ve lost count again

the TV said a number

why is counting hard?

increases how to:

I left it in the front yard,

I will be right back

I have enough yarn

but these skeins are so pretty

okay just one more

continental drift

violent right—stab, strangle

I am a leftist

I could be knitting

instead of writing, sleeping,

or going to work

Hopefully next week I'll be back with a full pattern review of the dot|top! For now, here's a sneak peek of how mine's coming along: