Quotes from Elizabeth Zimmerman

Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit either.

A #6 aluminum needle has been known to furnish an excellent emergency shearpin for an outboard motor.

Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit, either.

For people allergic to wool, one's heart can only bleed.

There is no right way to knit; there is no wrong way to knit. So if anybody kindly tells you that what you are doing is "wrong," don't take umbrage; they mean well. Smile submissively, and listen, keeping your disagreement on an entirely mental level. They may be right, in this particular case, and even if not, they may drop off pieces of information which will come in very handy if you file them away carefully in your brain for future reference.