i love to knit

i really really do. who knew it was so great?! and who knows how long i will love to knit, as i have been known to be pretty crazy about something . . . until i'm not. i've recently met this awsome girl who has been teaching me. we spent several hours together sunday afternoon/evening and i learned all sorts of new things, as i do everytime with her. i have so many projects i want to do, but must learn to keep myself in check and just enjoy one thing at a time. its hard though. i've just started a baby blanket for a good friend of mine who is due to have a baby girl in july. i'm hopeful that i'll get it done by then, but its a big undertaking so i'm not sure. one surprising thing i've learned about knitting is that it takes a LOT of time and believe it or not, a LOT of money. i guess i had this vision that a homemade craft is much more economical then say going to nordstrom. well, not so. i completed my first project, a nice long, skinny scarf made of a super soft rusty colored wool/silk blend yarn. it was intended to be a gift, but then the shape ended up being more like a tubular piece of something than something resembling a scarf. i have worn it though and gotten lots of compliments and i do actually really like it. it feels more like a soft necklace. next one will be better though and i'll be able to give it away. i would estimate that it took me at least 10-15 hours and, about $60 to make that lovely handmade item though. hmm? does this make much sense?

what do you love to do that doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense?