Knitting Quote by Barbara Kingsolver
““It starts with a craving to fill the long evening downslant. There will be whole wide days of watching winter drag her skirts cross the mud-yard from east to west, going nowhere. You will want to nail down all these wadded handfuls of time, to stick-pin them to the blocking board, frame them on a 24-stitch gauge. Ten to the inch, ten rows to the hour, straggling trellises of days held fast in the acreage of a shawl. Time by this means will be domesticated and cannot run away. (In Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting )””
About This Quote
Source Essay: “Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting”, 2014
The writer seeks to capture fleeting time, turning it into a structured, tangible form to prevent it from slipping away.
In simple terms: Trying to hold onto time by organizing it.
Key Takeaway
Structure time to make it meaningful.
Themes
creativity
time
control
craft
reflection
Mood
reflective
melancholic
Type
literary
inspirational
When to use this quote
- writing projects
- knitting
- daily planning
- memory preservation
Key Concepts
Temporal management
creative discipline
metaphor
Questions to Reflect On
- What moments do you wish you could preserve?
- How does structuring time affect your freedom?
A Different Perspective
Time cannot be fully controlled; attempts may create anxiety.
