On the Brain
I use *knit* as a verb a lot, and not always in the correct context.
I've slipped for years when it comes to the blog. I'll say "knit the blog" instead of "write the blog" and family lets me get away with it because really, the two activities are so closely connected in the bloggy sense. But recently, "knit" has been showing up in wierder and wierder places in my conversation.
I said to the boy "Eat two more bites of you dinner and you can have a cookie", but what came out of my mouth is "Knit two more bites of you dinner and you can have a cookie".
You can imagine the look he gave me.
On the phone, I said to a muggle friend "I'll knit up a bag of chips and some dip and be right over." It would be a neat trick were it possible, kind of Rumplestiltskin-y. She didn't understand at all, so I had to laugh it off and try again. She must think that I'm downright daffy, but she let me in her house anyway.
The Mister, however, he gets it. Actually, he more than gets it. He takes the position that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. I know this because last night, when the house was finally quiet and we were alone with the cool of the evening and the bottle of wine, he leaned over and whispered ever so sweetly . . .
"Wanna knit?"
That is so funny!
Posted by: Kim | August 22, 2007 at 08:01 PM
If ONLY I could get the Celtic Consort to think that way. He's afraid of "The Cult" and won't drink the kool-aid. :)
Posted by: Celtic Queen | August 22, 2007 at 08:02 PM
Hee!
Posted by: Emma | August 22, 2007 at 08:34 PM
I've never met Mister Moth Heaven, but i think i love him.
Posted by: regina | August 22, 2007 at 08:41 PM
Very cute!
Posted by: PumpkinMama | August 22, 2007 at 08:46 PM
HeeHee!!! He DOES get it!
Posted by: Kim | August 22, 2007 at 08:59 PM
Hilarious! I love it.
Posted by: Karen | August 22, 2007 at 09:18 PM
Well, yes, I guess the old "in, around, under, and out"* offers many possibilities for interpretation!
(*the mantra by which my mother taught me to knit)
Posted by: materfamilias | August 22, 2007 at 09:22 PM
oh my, he sure gets it! and if my memory don't fail me it is not the first story that proves it, you chose well!
Posted by: Rachel | August 22, 2007 at 09:37 PM
Tee!
Posted by: --Deb | August 22, 2007 at 10:22 PM
hehehe that is so cute. :) he's a keeper! :)
Posted by: Jen da Purse Ho | August 22, 2007 at 10:37 PM
Sounds like my kind of man. Hope you took him up on the offer.
Posted by: Carole | August 22, 2007 at 10:52 PM
any man who whispers 'wanna knit' to a knitter has got some game. i hope you positively reinforced his good behavior. ;)
Posted by: cyn | August 23, 2007 at 12:05 AM
Does he have a brother?
Posted by: denise | August 23, 2007 at 12:10 AM
LOL that is too cute. Hopefully you got to spend some quality knitting time together. ;)
Posted by: Tonia | August 23, 2007 at 02:18 AM
They say a couple that knits together stays together. Darn that's not even funny - but your story did give me a late night giggle.
Posted by: michelle | August 23, 2007 at 02:31 AM
Snerk!
Dr. Pig is pretty supportive of my knitting. He's got this whole quid pro quo thing going on that keeps him in power tools and wood(ahem, the kind from trees, not the kind for knitting).
Posted by: liz | August 23, 2007 at 07:21 AM
Too funny! You've got a keeper.
Posted by: Manise | August 23, 2007 at 07:34 AM
what a sweet story :)
Posted by: Sara | August 23, 2007 at 08:10 AM
In our house, it's "wanna network?"
Posted by: Lee Ann | August 23, 2007 at 08:45 AM
Dude, that's funny.
Posted by: claudia | August 23, 2007 at 09:22 AM
;-).
Posted by: colleen | August 23, 2007 at 09:28 AM
Bwahahahaha!
Posted by: Marcy | August 23, 2007 at 10:12 AM
That's awesome.
Posted by: Liza | August 23, 2007 at 11:17 AM
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right?
Posted by: Danielle | August 23, 2007 at 01:08 PM