for those of you who have been patiently waiting for the results of my dissertation and survey, the words have been written and the answers tallied.

although i plan on writing a bit more about what i found out here soon, i wanted to write a quick note.

in my research, i was fascinated to learn that while the past knitting resurgences of the past 100 years have been based around times of war, this current one (which started pre 9.11 for those who are wondering) did not. there are more issues at hand, like feminism (whether or not one calls it post-feminism, third wave, fourth wave or anything else), ones circling spiritual/meditative reasons, a backlash against consumerism/materialist culture, the quest for community, the list goes on.

it’s been a little over a week since i’ve stopped researching, and all i want to do is to do more of it, and continue writing about it.

a recent trip to the scottish highlands led me to realize that while i have been focusing on the current resurgence, i paid little attention to women of my grandmothers generation. it is my hope to be able to spend a bit of time up there in order to further my research, even though i have no idea in regards of funding, how to find people who are willing to work with me, etc. etc.

if anyone has any suggestions on this, please let me know.

while i just finished an academic paper, i am more interested in doing something for a wider audience, than just that of ‘the academy.’

a big thank you to all (152 of you!) that helped out, and i will probably post some more concrete observations of what i wrote on in the next week or so. it warmed my heart to read answer upon answer about how much most of you are craving community and are starting various types of craft groups in your hometowns.

in the meantime, keep crafting, keep communicating and keep creating.

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