{"id":378,"date":"2011-04-20T16:14:59","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T15:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=378"},"modified":"2011-04-20T16:28:59","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T15:28:59","slug":"do-you-kip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=378","title":{"rendered":"Do you KIP?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Within the world of knitting there has to be a special term for everything doesn\u2019t it? If you are new to the cyber world of knitting with all its blogs, web communities, web sites and web shops the use of weird terms can be a bit overwhelming. Here are a few to get you started UFO \u2013 unfinished object, WIP \u2013 work in progress, FO \u2013 finished object, KAL \u2013 knit along, and last but not least KIP \u2013 knit in public. So, do you KIP, do you knit in public? I certainly do. If I\u2019m going somewhere you are most likely to find a project or two in my bag. What a strange topic for an entry you might say, is this something that really needs to be discussed, not to mention is this something that really need it\u2019s own term? I have always brought my knitting with me and never thought of this as something awkward or unusual, I mean people should be able to knit wherever and whenever they want right? The idea that someone would think of knitting in certain situations as inappropriate or provoking has never occurred to me. How can the act of knitting offend anyone? Well apparently it does, hence the need for the definition of the term KIP.
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\nN\u00e5r det gjelder strikking s\u00e5 b\u00f8r vi ha et spesielt begrep for uansett hva, ikke sant? Hvis du er ny i strikkingens cyberverden med all dens blogger, nettsteder, nettbutikker og nettsamfunn, s\u00e5 kan bruken av s\u00e6re begreper bli en smule overveldende. Her er noen f\u00e5 for \u00e5 f\u00e5 deg i gang UFO \u2013 unfinished object (uferdig objekt), WIP \u2013 work in progress (p\u00e5g\u00e5ende arbeid), FO \u2013 finished object (ferdig objekt), KAL \u2013 knit along (strikk med, strikkesirkel), og sist men ikke minst KIP \u2013 knit in public (\u00e5 strikke offentlig). S\u00e5, KIPer du, strikker du offentlig? Det gj\u00f8r jeg. Hvis jeg skal dra et sted s\u00e5 finner du mest sannsynlig b\u00e5de ett og to prosjekt nede i veska mi. For et merkelig tema \u00e5 ta opp i en blogg tenker du kanskje, er dette noe man i det hele tatt trenger \u00e5 diskutere, for ikke snakke om det \u00e5 gi det et eget navn? Jeg har alltid tatt med meg strikkinga og har aldri tenkt over dette som noe uvanlig aller annerledes, jeg mener; det er vel opp til hver enkelt n\u00e5r og hvor man vil strikke, ikke sant? Tanken om at noen skulle f\u00f8le at strikkinga mi er upassende eller forstyrrende har faktisk aldri sl\u00e5tt meg. Hvordan kan det \u00e5 strikke forn\u00e6rme noen? Vel, tydeligvis s\u00e5 gj\u00f8r det det, derfor behovet for et begrep som KIP.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Although I\u2019ve never experienced this my self I\u2019ve learned through the knitting community that quite a few of my fellow knitters have been told that what they are doing is looked at as inappropriate. Especially this has happened in situations where you sit down to listen to some sort of talk like at the ceremony in church or during a lecture at the university. Now I was a knitting maniac at the university, I have literally no idea how many miles of yarn used, how many needles I wore out or how many items I produced, but let me tell you it was many, many, many! I never felt that my knitting interfered with my education; neither did it cause any problems for the other students around me. Rather the opposite was happening, I felt that knitting during lecturers helped build my concentration and memory, it eased me and made me more aware of what was being said and showed in class. It turns out that this does not only count for me, numerous research studies show that I was right in my observation. Knitting is an activity that stimulates both parts of the brain at the same time as both hand are being used, it certainly builds concentration, helps develop memory, and enhances motoric skills. With this in mind maybe it is time for priests and tutors to encourage knitting while their talking, maybe more of their audience would actually get what they are trying to communicate…<\/p>\n

I knit everywhere! In the park, in the pub, on my couch, sometimes at parties, most definitely when visiting my in laws, and always when travelling. I like knitting on the bus, the train, in the car, and I\u2019m so happy that the security issues when it comes to flying are not that strict anymore and that I\u2019m now allowed to bring my needles with me on the airplane. The project resting in my bag is not as much there for me to use when I have arrived, but for me to knit on my way getting \u201dthere\u201d. Knitting while travelling makes me feel like I\u2019m spending the time constructively, making something positive out of this time spent going from A to B. It also relaxes me, as I\u2019m not too fond of over crowded places filled with stressed people concerned with getting wherever they are going as fast as possible. I highly recommend knitting while travelling!
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\nSelv om jeg aldri har opplevd noe s\u00e5nt selv s\u00e5 har jeg l\u00e6rt gjennom ulike strikkerelaterte nettsamfunn at en god del strikkere har blitt fortalt at det de gj\u00f8r er upassende. Spesielt har dette skjedd i situasjoner hvor man sitter ned for \u00e5 lytte til en eller annen form for tale slik som i kirka eller under en forelesning p\u00e5 universitetet. Selv var jeg en manisk strikker i studietida, jeg har ikke tall p\u00e5 hvor mange kilometer garn, hvor mange utslitte pinner, eller hvor mange prosjekter jeg var igjennom, men jeg kan forsikre deg om det var mange, mange, mange! Jeg f\u00f8lte aldri at jeg strikket p\u00e5 bekostning av det jeg skulle l\u00e6re, heller fikk jeg aldri inntrykk av at strikkinga mi var forstyrrende p\u00e5 de andre studentene rundt meg. Tvert i mot s\u00e5 f\u00f8lte jeg at strikking under forelesningene hjalp meg til \u00e5 fokusere, konsentrere meg og til \u00e5 huske det som var blitt sagt. Det viser seg at dette ikke bare gjelder for meg, mange unders\u00f8kelser viser at jeg hadde rett i min observasjon. Strikking som aktivitet stimulerer begge hjernehalvdelene p\u00e5 en gang da begge hender brukes samtidig, strikking bygger konsentrasjon og hukommelse, og motoriske ferdigheter utvikles. Med tanke p\u00e5 dette s\u00e5 burde kanskje prester og forelesere heller oppmuntre til strikking blant publikum, slik at flere faktisk f\u00e5r med seg hva det er de pr\u00f8ver \u00e5 kommunisere…<\/p>\n

Jeg strikker overalt! I parken, p\u00e5 puben, p\u00e5 sofaen, noen ganger p\u00e5 fest, helt sikkert n\u00e5r jeg bes\u00f8ker svigerforeldrene mine, og alltid n\u00e5r jeg reiser. Jeg liker \u00e5 strikke p\u00e5 bussen, p\u00e5 toget, i bila, og jeg er s\u00e5 glad for at sikkerheten i forbindelse med det \u00e5 fly har blitt mindre streng slik at jeg n\u00e5 f\u00e5r med meg pinnene mine inn p\u00e5 flyet. Prosjektet som ligger i veska mi er ikke der f\u00f8rst og fremst for \u00e5 bli brukt n\u00e5r jeg endelig har kommet fram dit jeg skal, men for \u00e5 strikkes p\u00e5 mens jeg er underveis. \u00c5 strikke mens jeg reiser f\u00e5r meg til \u00e5 f\u00f8le at jeg bruker tiden til noe konstruktivt, at jeg f\u00e5r utnyttet den tiden det tar meg \u00e5 komme meg fra A til B. Det gj\u00f8r meg ogs\u00e5 mer avslappet, da jeg ikke har s\u00e5 mye til overs for overfylte steder fylt med stressede mennesker som pr\u00f8ver \u00e5 komme seg dit de skal raskest mulig. Jeg anbefaler virkelig \u00e5 strikke mens man reiser!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Did you know that there is a WWKIPD? Another cryptic term for you to know, it means World Wide Knit in Public Day. Did you know that this day actually exists? Well it does! Actually it goes on for a whole week end so that you and your community can agree on which day is most suitable to bring out your knitting in all it\u2019s glory. This year it is June 10th \u2013 12th. For listing of events in your area, or to host an event yourself visit http:\/\/www.wwkipday.com (just noticed that the site being maintained, but give it a few days and it will be updated)<\/p>\n

No, don\u2019t get me wrong. This is not an issue I believe that we should riot over, like \u201dlets hit the streets and claim our right to knit in public\u201d. But I definitely feel that like with most issues that people find strange, showing it off helps. If people are used to seeing something, it doesn\u2019t scare them, and it becomes a more common and natural part of our visual environment. (Oh, how I wish that I was writing this agitating more tolerance towards gay people, coloured people, poor people, people, disabled people, dancing, nudism, activism, but you get the idea, the principles are still the same.) Now off you go, get out there with your knitting, go KIP!
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\nVisste du at det finnes en WWKIPD? Enda ett kryptisk begrep som du kan merke deg, det betyr World Wide Knit in Public Day, eller Strikke Offentlig Dagen om du vil. Visste du at denne dagen faktisk eksisterer? Det gj\u00f8r den nemlig! Faktisk s\u00e5 varer den ei hel helg s\u00e5nn at du og strikkerne rundt deg kan enes om hvilken dag som passer best for dere til \u00e5 g\u00e5 ut for \u00e5 lufte strikket\u00f8yet i all sin herlighet. I \u00e5r er det 10. til 12. juni som gjelder. For en oversikt over hvor det foreg\u00e5r arrangementer, eller for \u00e5 arrangere noe selv, bes\u00f8k http:\/\/www.wwkipday.com (jeg oppdaget akkurat n\u00e5 at siden blir oppdatert, men hvis du lar den vente noen dager s\u00e5 er jeg sikker p\u00e5 at den fungerer helt fint). <\/p>\n

Nei, ikke misforst\u00e5 meg. Dette er ikke en sak jeg synes at vi skal rebellere over, s\u00e5nn \u201cla oss g\u00e5 i tog og demonstrere for \u00e5 hevde v\u00e5r rett til \u00e5 strikke offentlig\u201d. Men jeg f\u00f8ler definitivt at i likhet med de fleste saker som folk finner annerledes, s\u00e5 hjelper det \u00e5 synliggj\u00f8re saken i det offentlige rom. Hvis mennesker er vant til \u00e5 se noe s\u00e5 skremmer det dem ikke, og det blir en normal og naturlig del av v\u00e5rt visuelle milj\u00f8. (\u00c5h som jeg skulle \u00f8nske at jeg skrev et flammende innlegg om \u00f8kt toleranse for homofile, innvandrere, fattige, uf\u00f8re, mennesker, dyr, dans, nudisme eller aktivisme akkurat n\u00e5, men du oppfatter sikkert id\u00e9en, prinsippet gjelder uansett sak). S\u00e5 av sted med deg, kom deg ut med strikkinga di, ut \u00e5 KIP!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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