Knitting

I am a very slow knitter, but find it so relaxing. A big change from when I was younger and didn't have the patience to wait for items to grow and take shape. Then, I got round the problem by machine knitting. At first, just simple school jumpers, but eventually designing my own knitwear and selling my creations on a market stall.
When my marriage broke up, I went first to college, and then university, and just did not have time to knit, even this quick way. Eventually, on a very sad day, my machines were dismantled and sold for a fraction of what I paid for them.
Years passed before I picked up knitting needles again. The birth of my granddaughter may have had something to do with it. Now I enjoy taking my time. One of life's little ironies that now I know time is finite, I have more of it!
In the past few years, I have regularly made clothes for Imogen...cardies, ponchos. My most ambitious project has been a jacket for my Mother's birthday, while a jumper I started for a son remains unfinished in a bag. As the arthritis gets worse in my hands, I tend to knit scarves and toys. My aim is to knit or make something else for as many people on my Christmas list as possible.
Here is the koala I finished 2 days ago.I thought it would be quite small from the picture, but it is over 12 inches tall. It was a lot more challenging than I thought it would be too, and doesn't sit up properly. But I am sure someone will love it.