Some Knitting Memes for your amusement...

The term “meme” was created by evolutionary scientist Richard Dawson in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene. I was introduced to the idea in the late 80’s as an Anthropology student in university. His concept is that cultural ideas evolve much like biological genes taking on a variety of forms such as skills, behaviors, phrases, and even fashion.  The replication and transmission of a meme occurs when one person copies cultural information creating a meme from another person or idea. It was a fascinating idea and it was easy to see in media at that time, rock star fashions and Chuck Norris jokes anyone? The ‘world wide web” was a science and military boogie monster at that time and not available to the general public so what we see as memes today did not yet exist.

I knit, What's your superpower?

Fast forward 40 years and Mr. Dawson has been proven right with memes evolving at an exponential rate, literally spreading like a virus with all the modern advances of the internet, social media platforms, cell phones, and even the dreaded AI. Change is scary, but I’m not a doom and gloom type of person. Technology and automation have always taken away jobs while creating new ones. But the nature of memes is connectivity. They survive because as humans we need to connect even if it seems silly; funny dog and cat videos, jokes and GIFs of the latest popular series like Stranger Things or old classics like Star Trek, bad hair, horrible drivers, and crazy AI assisted home décor.

A day without knitting is like... never mind. I have no idea

I love a good meme as much as anyone, and I hate to admit it but I probably doom-scroll on my phone more than I should. That said, (call me old-fashioned) but I also like to connect in person, coffee with friends, chatting with neighbors, dancing at a concert, or hanging out with other knitters at my local yarn shop. Since knitting and creating inspires me most, I’ve put together a little collection of Knitting humor and motivation that hopefully will make you smile (or roll your eyes and groan) and maybe, just maybe, add a little connection to a handful of the millions of other knitters out there.

Yarn is cheaper than therapy

I end up with a sweater

My baggage is full of yarn

Yarn fills a special place...

I knit therefore I am

Who are we?

Knit happens

Knit like there's no tomorrow

Its a pile of potential.

I shop faster than I knit

When in doubt, knit it out.

YAARRNN!

Start your day with a skein of yarn

Knot a day goes by without yarn

Nothing haunts us like the yarn we didn't buy

Knitting takes a lot of balls

Every experience is a stitch in the fabric of our character

I started knitting and forgot how to cook

What we love to do we find the time to do

How to be happier - Knit

Its not hoarding if its yarn

How to kidnap me

Knitters save their good yarn for their fave people.

Just let me knit and no one gets hurt

To knit or not to knit

Sometimes I need expert advice

I only knit on days that end with Y

On the road to the yarn store

Eat, sleep, knit, repeat

Forecast: mostly knitting with a chance of wine

Life is too short to knit with cheap yarn

I'm not a yarn hoarder

Knitting is the new yoga

You deserve unlimited yarn

Too much yarn or not enough shelves

My partner is so supportive

It's all fun and games til the skein runs out