Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Dru and I met because we are both knitters; but we approached it in very different ways. If a project isn't working out for me, I will analyze what I'd done, take some measurements, make some notes, then rip it out and knit it again. Dru on the other hand, would buy yarn with specific projects in mind, but then gradually steal balls from several projects and work them all together into a tangled tapestry of color and texture. And although I could spend hours untangling jumbled skeins, Dru would take a more pragmatic approach and dive in with a pair of scissors. To some people it might seem that she was a restless woman who would become disillusioned with her project and abandon it midway. But I saw in Dru someone who recognized new potential every day, and who had the vision for more than a lifetime's worth of accomplishments--but who would not unravel or throw away an old project just because she had moved on to something new. Dr taught me this: if you are not feeling enthusiasm for your current project, put it aside and start doing something that gets you excited again. Every life is short, and each one of us needs to make the most of the time we have. We owe it to Dru to start more projects.
