Leslie Petrovski
Posted By Craft Corps on March 30, 2009
Leslie Petrovski
Name: Leslie Petrovski
Age: 48
Location: Denver, Colorado
Profession: Freelance writer
Crafts of choice: Knitting, crochet, beading, spinning and soapmaking
Five years ago, I decided I wanted to combine my profession—writing—with my hobby—knitting. At the time I felt stuck in my writing life, while my knitting flourished. Why not combine the two?
It took a bit of persistence, but I finally placed a short article with Vogue Knitting. I was elated. Soon I was writing for them regularly, which gave me an excuse to think about knitting even more. I launched a knitting blog, designed a few sweaters and began writing personal essays.
More importantly, I began to love words again. Daily blogging kept my writing loose and I felt inspired by the words and knits of other bloggers. Knitting’s meditative qualities created space for new ideas and phrases to emerge. I went from feeling trapped to feeling liberated.
How come? Because now my office is filled with yarn and knitting books along with to-do lists and file folders. Most days I get to indulge the spirit that compels us to turn words into prose and yarn into sweaters. Though sometimes it’s a struggle to stay focused—it’s so easy to dabble and get distracted—I’ve realized that to stay vibrant, I can’t deny the curiosity that pushes me to ask, “What would happen if…?”
Knitting helped remind me of that.
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