WEEK 6

This week I have been really busy as its the last week of classes before holidays. I have found it hard to make time to do a lot of knitting this week. I have however spent a small amount of time knitting with my flat mates. I wont upload a photo this weeks as I havent made enough progress on my scarf to show off. I will upload a picture of my progress next week when I have more time. In class this week we meet up with our framework groups. I really enjoyed this as the four of us have made our own small community. This community we call needlework. Three of us have chosen knitting as our occupation and the other member cross-stitch. It is really great to to get together and discuss out occupations and talk about our simliar interests and our creations so far. We have decided as a group to use needles and thread as our main feature for our frame work. We are using needles as a representation of the supports involved in this occupation for example environment, equipment,history, community and space etc. The thread begins in a ball of wool and represents the transition we have gone through to become a needle worker. The thread is going to weave its way around the words "doing", "being", "belonging" and "becoming." On the way to "becoming" there are knots in the thread which represent occupational disruption, occupational deprivation, stigma and disability. I am really pleased with the idea and design that we have come up with. It has been shaped by the lectures and turotials we have been to and is realted to our learnt occupation. It is based around meaningful occupation of needle-work. Being apart of this group and creating this framework has given me a deeper understanding of my occupation while creating new sense of community within my group. I am looking forward to finishing the final product and presenting it to my class. Next week is our first week of holidays. I am working this week but am hoping to take some time out to do soem knitting. As I am away from Dunedin I wont be participating in my knitting group however I will contact them to find out what I missed out on. I will update my blog at the end of my holidays with an update on my knittting.