Write about your typical crafting time. When it is that you are likely to craft – alone or in more social environments, when watching TV or whilst taking bus journeys. What items do you like to surround yourself with whilst you twirl your hook like a majorette’s baton or work those needles like a skilled set of samurai swords. Do you always have snacks to hand, or are you a strictly ‘no crumbs near my yarn!’ kind of knitter.
One of the biggest perks of owning your own craft-based business is that you have to schedule time to be crafty. You just have to!
So I can be found (almost) every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 10 until noon, sitting in Judy's Ice Cream at River City, with at least one knitting-filled bag by my chair and my cozy-covered travel mug on the table. I am all by myself on occasion, but there is a rotating band of friends that come and join me and I am more often surrounded by laughter and fun.
And if I'm lucky...very, very lucky...my friends have brought yummy snacks!

It doesn't happen often, and it is never expected, but it is always appreciated!
Now, aside from my time at River City, my favorite knitting time has always been at night. Like my momma always said, "after 8:00, you're on MY time!"
I totally get that now.
For us, though, 8:00 is normally reading time and the boys shuffle off to bed around 9:00. That's my time.
Ideally? I've got the remote to myself, puttin' on a dvr'd soap opera or a little Masterpiece Something, knitting in hand and Chamomile with Lavender by my side.
Normally? My husband's got the remote and these days it's either Triple D with Guy (which I'm good with!) or something related to logging, surviving, or gambling. That's okay, though. I always figure that I can work on something simple during the things I want to watch, and save the lace patterns for the things I don't. He does go to sleep before I do, so at least I get that remote eventually!
What's interesting to me is that before I started Yellowbird nighttime was about my only knitting time. I created the environment for knitting, prepping myself for the zen experience of it and relishing every moment. I made sure I had at least an hour blocked out. Designated knitting time.
Now, however, my knitting creates the environment. It goes with me nearly everywhere: soccer games, scout meetings, carpool lines... If I have a project and more than five minutes to work on it, out it comes. And I still relish every moment. My five minutes of zen. And I'm grateful for each and every one.