The Art of Knitting

A post was sent to the Knitlist regarding a pair of mittens in the National Museum of American History knitted with a poem inscribed. They're quite beautiful. The poem reads:

One thing you must not borrow nor never give away
For he who borrows trouble will have it every day

But if you have a plenty and more then you can bear

It will not lighten yours

if others have a share

You must learn to be contented then will your trouble cease

And then you may be certain that you will live in peace

For a contented mind is a continual feast.


One of my favorite parts of Interweave Knits is the focus on knitting in history or art. There's a lovely painting by Bouguereau depicting a girl knitting. He's not my favorite artist, a bit too saccharine, but this is a nice image.