Welcome knitter/crocheter Karina Aguirre

It delights me that SASsy Stitchers is truly an international community.  Although she no longer lives in the US, we are delighted to have South American born Karina Aguirre as a member of our group and willing to share her story with us.  I have to admit, the very last line really touched my heart and rather says it all.

My name is Karina.  I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and now I live in Denton, Texas. I’m married and I have two sons. I love to knit and in the last years I learned how to crochet. Of course I love to buy needles, yarn, bags and everything yarn related! I also believe, like any other knitter, that I never have enough yarn!

The reason I learned how to knit is because of my brother. I was almost 10 years old when my mom surprised me with the news! I was having a baby brother and he needed a blanket, booties and so on.

One day, my aunt put my first set of needles in my hand and some yarn.  My first stitches were purl and I felt IN LOVE!!

I have never stopped knitting. My therapy, my yoga, my free time is always trying to find a new yarn store, a teacher, a place to knit, a group with fellow knitters. I rather spend money on yarn or magazines than on anything else.

I love handmade things. They are great gift to show how much you care for another person. I love when my friends or family buy me magazines or yarn or anything for my craft. I love my knitting group, the one who meets at B&N every Wednesday and the one I have on Facebook. I love that this year I went to a Fiber Fest.

Learned at Fiber Fest

Another thing that I love is that my mom uses the blue vest I knitted for her and wants another one.  Somehow, it is like having her near me.

When I travel with my family, my husband knows he needs to stop in at least one yarn store in the new city we are visiting.

Now , that I don’t live in my home country, two of my  favorites activities when I’m going to visit my family are  going to classes, or visiting my teachers.

My mom told me that only I can spend money on this because, let me tell you, my mom hates all related to knitting or cooking or anything craft involved.

Within the years I knitted the most important projects of my live; the first things for my sons.

For my oldest son                                                      For my youngest son

I knit or crochet for everybody--the person who helps the kids to cross the street, the teacher who is waiting outside when it is so cold in winter, for  friends, for the teachers, for my mom, my husband  and my kids.

For the crossing guard                      scarf for the preschool teacher             panda hat for son's teacher                 

I really think that I knit or crochet because I think that it is my way to hug people with love.

A scarf for a friend