Wednesday, December 5, 2012

iKnit


I had a massage today. That's not something that happens very often. It was a gift voucher given to me - wait for it - two Christmases ago. (Thanks, sister-in-law! It expires tomorrow. Nothing like leaving things to the last minute.) I was given chamomile tea on arrival and ushered into a dimly lit, near-silent oasis for an hour of pampering. Bliss.

Not wanting the feeling to end, I took my desert-lime and mimosa scented self to a favourite local cafe for a soy latte. I should probably have ordered something cleansing and herbal, but old habits die hard. Besides, I still had to survive dinnerbathbed. I sat at the window bench and retrieved my knitting from my handbag. My iPad was in there so I grabbed that too. I've been a bit to reluctant to jump on the e-book bandwagon, but I have one that I started reading on holidays and promptly dropped once real life resumed - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.

And so I sat, sipping my glorious coffee, clickety-clacking away on another hat, and reading. Yes, reading. I'm not new to the knit-read combo, but I've always had to choose carefully. Something that lies flat. Something that doesn't need to be re-arranged every time you turn the page. Something with large-ish type.

It wasn't until I'd 'turned' three or four pages seamlessly - just a quick tap of the screen - with minimal interruption to both the knitting AND the story that I realised what I'd hit on. Are the Apple people even aware? The perfect device for the multi-tasking knitting reader. Or reading knitter.

I am delighted.

My book shelves may suffer as a result, but my 'book shelf' is about to get some new additions. What next? Audio books, no doubt.

Joining in with all the other lovely knitting readers and reading knitters here.

I did seriously consider getting my knitting out for the sitting-up foot rub part of the massage. Too much?

15 comments:

  1. I am the most untechie person I know! I'm still refusing to use a mobile. Even the lovely one my other half gave me last Christmas is in the bottom of my bag gathering dust!

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  2. I still love my "real" books but can see the definite advantage in the e version while multitasking. Your book choice is excellent- I read it at the start of the year and found it exceptional for my head space. mel x

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  3. I love a day of pampering...they don't come around very often around here either but I love them when they do...so glad that you got to enjoy a few minutes to yourself!

    And I will have to tell my mom about the iPad and knitting combo...she is both a knitter and a reader!

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  4. I haven't conquered the knit/kindle multitask yet. Nor the knit/nurse combo. Nurse/kindle: can. But really my world won't be complete until knit/nurse/kindle is In the bag. Talk about a holy trinity...

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  5. I can knit and read subtitles while watching a film, but I'm yet to try a book. I do listen to audiobooks and podcasts (Never not knitting, This American Life, Stephanie Pearl McPhee - http://libwww.freelibrary.org/podcast/media/20080518-stephan.mp3) while I knit though. I don't have an ipad or ereader. Yet.

    The massage sounds lovely. In a dream world we could knit and be pampered. Unless the masseuse was a knitter though, they might think you were a nutter. :)

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  6. Yes! great! I knit and read but with physical books...never thought about books on the ipad. now that is something I need to try out :)

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  7. I have a nook that I love, but I love regular books too. I think I am more apt to get fiction on my nook and read it there, rather than putting another paperback on my bookshelves. That green yarn looks awesome!

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  8. A day of pampering sounds lovely! so glad you enjoyed it! xo

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  9. That sounds like a wonderful day! I haven't really delved very deep into ebooks and audio books... perhaps I should keep trying!

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  10. My husband almost bought me one of them for my birthday, but I said no I liked the feel of a book better. Maybe I made the wrong decision... perhaps there is room for both in this world, especially if you are a knitter :)

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  11. Your gift certificate story reminds me of the one my husband gave me for a facial at a lovely spa. It stayed "safely" tucked away in the back of my drawer until we were moving, and I ended up giving to a friend since we wouldn't live near the spa anymore! Glad to hear you used yours, sounds like you could use it with two year old twins;-)

    I'm so glad I found your blog, it's lovely!
    Cheers!!

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  12. I'm reading the happiness project, but have sort of set it aside for a christmas book. Nice green!!

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  13. I love reading and knitting too! I knit while I read ebooks on the laptop. I don't have an e-reader, but I have quite a collection of ebooks that just get lost in the bowels of my computer because I don't remember to read them!

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  14. Love this! I also have contemplated pulling out my knitting at those times. I hesitate though. Kudos for your extra bit of quiet indulgence.

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  15. Love that green and red in your photo! So glad you found a fast way to knit and read!
    xoxo

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