In Australia, a yarning circle is a way of communicating stories, experiences, and narratives, in an all-inclusive space without judgements. To me, that is what working with actual yarn is like. Whether you knit or crochet, each pattern, each project tells a story. A story that can be worn (literally as a cowl, scarf, socks, or sweater), and a story that can warm you (literally as a blanket), a story of the yarn itself (literally the material, the process by which it is produced, and the path it travels through the world to reach you, so you can make with it), and a story with you as your own friend, or with other yarning friends. All of this happens in a meditative space of generating, creating, making, talking to yourself, and other yarny friends, without judgements, in a safe space. Add to this some coffee or tea or wine, and some music. This is my recipe for a yarning circle from down under! This is my Warli doodle, from the country of my childhood, India. It expresses the same
This Easter weekend, we went for our traditional trip to the city. Sydney downtown, for us, means taking the train to Central Station, walking to China town and Paddy's market, buying a bit of this and a bit of that (a pair of earrings this time to add to my collection of earrings from around the world), then eating wontons in hot chilli broth at our favourite china town place, finally walking down Darling Harbour, to the Queen Victoria building (QVB), where my son loves playing the public piano. His main love these days is Chopin, and he pulled quite a little happy crowd. With all this under our belts, mum gets her treat - we go to Morris and Sons , the yarn shop on York Street, just 2 minutes from the QVB, that makes a yarn lover think that they are in a candy shop. Anyway, as always, my persistent observation that we knitters and crocheters end up buying way too much yarn. And well, it was Easter weekend after all, and I had been working crazy hard at the University, so I did