We all have the capacity - and often the desire - to deny truths that show us engaged in things we know aren’t ideal. To minimise, avoid, distract and rationalise our way to feeling OK with our choices and our behaviour.

And it makes sense. It’s human to avoid the hard stuff, especially when that hard stuff involves us changing behaviours we enjoy. I do it. Regularly. And I’ve been doing it regularly in my making, for many years, in many ways.

“The term fast fashion refers to ….speedy production of ….clothing, ….. in order to meet the latest and newest trends.”

I do this. I produce things in a speedy way in order to meet the latest and newest trends.

These yarns feel very different. Yarn 1 is more hardy, Yarn 2 is lighter and softer.

Anyway so then I sat down to do the knitting. And just for the fun of it, and a smidge of curiosity, I knitted the same pattern, in the same size, using the same needles.

Same pattern. Same size. Same needles!

But I got two very different results.

Being super reductive, I often think of my craft as a reminder, daily, momentarily, that all three of these things are true in this moment. I capable of doing good things. There is something kinda fun in my life. And my life has possibility and forward movement.