Laying down the needles

There are advantages to having a knitting project on the needles while writing. I find knitting, especially a relatively repetitive pattern, therapeutic. It helps me clear my mind and is a good way to unwind at the end of a long day.

On the other hand, I also find it kind of addictive. I'll get going on a project one afternoon and want to keep knitting well into the evening. This is not good for my productivity in all other aspects of my life. It is also not good for my wrists.

I'm starting to think that I need to lay down the needles for at least the next four weeks and focus on my academic work instead. Thankfully, I've recently just finished one knitting project and almost completed a second, meaning that there is currently no backlog of Christmas presents or new babies to knit for. So as long as a certain married couple are too busy playing GTA IV to procreate, I think I'll be fine.