Kate Jacobs (born January 11, 1959 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States) is an American singer-songwriter.
Things work out better when you're straight up.
Women do amazing, creative, wonderful things.
Especially in a world that doesn't need homemade anything. That's when we need homemade everything.
The Friday Night Knitting Club
A great measure of a man is how he reacts to a midnight awakening when there's no fire or burglar in sight.
There's the life we dream, the life we deserve, and the life we get. I'll take what I got over what I deserve any day.
Seeing a patter doesn't mean you know how to put it all together. Take baby steps: don't focus on the folks whose skills are far beyond your own. When you're new to something-or you haven't tried it in a while-it can feel impossibly hard to get it right. Every misstep feels like a reason to quit. You envy everyone else who seems to know what they're doing. What keeps you going? The belief that one day you'll also be like that: Elegant. Capable. Confident. Experienced. And you can be. All you need now is enthusiasm. A little bravery. And-always-a sense of humor.
. . . An honest conversation with anyone is a form of praying.
But what Dakota most enjoyed about the beginning of winter was the crispness of the air (that practically demanded the wearing of knits) and the way that tough New Yorkers - on the street, in elevators, in subways - were suddenly willing to risk a smile. To make a connection with a stranger. To finally see one another after strenuously avoiding eye contact all year.
Whether a person is physically in front of you or not, the love remains.
. . . everyone has to knit when they're here. . . . But not every person has to use yarn.
And there's always a better time than right now and there always will be. But right now is what we've got.
Better to live your life open rather than exist on borrowed time, waiting for the great unmasking.
So this was it. You take a wrong step and you end up wearing yesterday's underwear, sitting on the carpet trying to teach yourself how to knit. And even that doesn't work. She never expected it to be so hard. Life.
It gave her a feeling of her own power, to make something practical and beautiful just by using her own skill and creativity. It inspired her.