Okay, I know some writers get all excited about 'Blog-aversaries" but yeah, I totally forgot.
Nine years ago, Ladies and Gents, I got this wild idea to write about knitting.
It was much more of a "thing" then and I was much more regular about postings. Now, I am still the "over scheduled knitter" described in my very first blog post. Let's take a look, shall we?
- "Lazy knitters don't move fast."
Whoo, boy, is that the truth. Whether it's my knitting life or my sporting life, my times just never get faster. But - they aren't really getting longer, either, so there!
- "Probably that there aren't enough hours in the day to accomplish all that I want - and still get a nap."
Add in a huge amount of reading and Korean/Japanese/Taiwanese drama watching and I think I am down to no sleep/just naps.
- "Minnesota might just be heaven for knitters. Ample yarn stores, great local knitters and (mostly) beautiful weather make for relaxing knitting."
Still absolutely true. Sure, some stores have come and gone but I am hurting in no way for yarn. And all this fresh snow makes for great skiing!
In that first blog post, I was racing against time to knit a Babies & Bears Sweater baby sweater.
This month, I just finished (and raced to mail) a Seamless Yoked Baby Sweater. No one I know is having babies any more so this was a sentimental kind of project. And darling!
- "I am not a slow knitter, just an overscheduled one. I keep finding the next project - and starting it."
Still absolutely true. I have seven projects in the works right now - from an almost finished cape, three sweaters, a pair of socks, a pair of mittens and my year-long hexi puff project. BUT I also have 33 projects queued up and ready to go. Over, over, over scheduled.
- "Thanks for stopping by."
Still true as well. While I may be blogging more sparsely, I have no intention of quitting this knitting blog home. A good portion of every day is about fibers arts for me and I'd still rather knit, spin, weave or blog instead of sleeping. Here's to the next nine years!
In the words of Tablo:
"It’s gonna be a late night.
But baby I’m comin’ home."
