Hypnos was the Twin of Thantos

According to Greek mythology sleep (Hypnos) was the twin of Thantos. Thus most of us think of sleep as equivalent of being dead. Of course we need this form of death, we can last longer without food and water than we can without sleep. So fighting the sleep is somewhat counter productive. Thus the Knitting all Night has to be interrupted with those periods of sleep. But physiologically it doesn't have to be all in one slug. So you get up, and you find yourself sleepless...cast off and lay down some rows. But a cautionary tale: these stitches may be very subpar, and need to be ripped out eventually, but then again: the re-knitting is as fun as the knitting.

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Hempelin Laws of Knitting

1. You can never have too much yarn
2. You can never spend too much time knitting
3. Better yarn bought is always preferable
4. Spinning and Dyeing are intriguing but detract from your knitting
5. Knitting is green by nature, as every fiber used was something else first
6. The joy of knitting a gift is all yours
7. You can never have too many knitting projects going at once
8. No matter how many times you've done a pattern, a loved pattern is always worth repeating
9. It is our mission to teach the children to knit
10. Coveted needles will bend and break, so go ahead and use them!


What are yours?