It’s been almost two years since I’ve updated this and that is quite a lot of knitting. I tried my hand at YouTube and gave up. If you want to see my sad attempts, the videos are still up. I tried my hand at TikTok. Shockingly, everyone doesn’t love my niche imperfect hobby as much as I do. That’s ok. That’s probably why I don’t keep up with the blog. People aren’t that into it and I’m so enthusiastic that what I expect everyone to love – isn’t. Facebook and Instagram are the same. That’s ok.
That’s ok.
It’s ok, because I still love what I do. I knit. I reflect. I improve. Mostly. Sometimes it feels like two steps forward and one step back.
What have I done in nearly 2 years?
The Sode sweater is sitting on my chair behind me and it’s the most intricate knit I’ve made. It doesn’t sit perfectly on my shoulders because I didn’t do the required short rows but I use a clip to keep it closed in the front when I’m walking or doing anything that requires movement. It’s warm and lovely.
I knit and finished the Tee No 1 using Knit Picks Gloss lace. 2 strands were held together.
I completed two intricate cross stitch projects. Both were of friend’s babies or friend’s relatives babies so I won’t share here but I did use DMC stitch your photo. That took a few months.
Then I got into socks. Lots and lots of socks. I knit two at a time toe up socks, one after another.
I knit on vacation. I knit on paddle boards. I knit at work. I knit stuck in traffic.
I made a bunch of fingerless gloves. My kid managed to put a whole in one so I’ll be fixing that tonight.
I knit a test shawl. It’s my first test knit but I knit in protest too.
