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Some people are really surprised when I tell them they used to be into knitting in a really

big way. I think it's unexpected for certain people because, well, maybe knitting is associated with an old grandma sitting in a nursing home,

clattering her way with her knitting needles, making an ever-increasing in length scarf.

That's sort of the stereotypical, cliched image of someone who knits.

And so when I tell people that I used to be really into it and enjoyed it a lot.

Yeah, it takes them by surprise, I think a little bit.

But anyone who actually knows me quite well,

I don't think is surprised by the fact that I used to be into knitting.

And that's because it's a creative art form.

And I am someone who gets involved with all kinds of creative stuff.

That's just my way. I really enjoy creative hobbies and I found knitting

when I was I think in my late teens I might have been 19 when I first learnt to knit.

And, you know, it's not too difficult if you've never done it.

It's, of course, a little tricky to start with.

I was watching a lot of YouTube tutorials to try and figure out how to get going.

You know, casting on is the first major step that's, you know, attaching your,

your, not thread, I've forgotten the name of it, I can't believe it,

your yarn, that's right, to the initial needle,

and the length, the appropriate length that you need it to be,

and then, of of course learning to

to do the knitting itself and but once you've got those steps together it's actually not too bad. And it is so amazing how quickly,

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