Past Knitting Projects.

According to my calculations, I have been "knitting" approximately eleven years. Of course, that's bullshit. I learned the basic knit stitch when I was eight and knit two small squares of garter stitch at that time. Ten years later, I started knitting for reals. I have done a lot of projects since then ... sometimes churning out as many as three new thingies a week. You might have thought that those special productive times coincided with vacations and such, but surprisingly enough it is not so. I tend to be very productive at knitting when I am VERY busy with other crap. That's because ... well, I'm not sure why. You could become a psychologist and figure it out.

But whatever. These have been my favorite knitting projects of this year.

Favorite #1: Green Zig-Zag Hat. Hey, it's my own pattern and shit! I made it from yarn that was left over after I made an afghan. Er, started to make an afghan. It's still not officially "done," yet. That is, my mom still has to crochet it all together. Did I mention that this hat is for sale in mein Etsy shops? Well, it is, and you should buy it, for the good of your soul and such.


Favorite #2: Maine Morning Mitts. I lurve them. They're made from a pattern by Clara Parkes in "The Knitter's Book of Yarn," which is also my favorite knitting book. I have made about three pairs of these, all with lovely Noro changing-colors yarn, which is the best, FYI.



Favorite #3: Felty purses! I knitted the felt. I felted the felt. I cut and assembled the felt. I embroidered the felt. NOW WHO IS GOING TO HELP ME .... EAT THE FELT???


Favorite #4: More arm-warmers ... but I made the pattern myself! And the yarn is super soft ... cashmerino. I've made one and a half pairs of these. I just love them. I used the thumb trick for the first time in making them, and while I ... kind of botched it the first, second, and third times, I think I can do it pretty good now! Well. Pretty well.


And, hey, what is this - a picture of me making my first knitting project with my grandma back in nineteen-ninety-a-million-years-ago? Sorry - I know I've posted this on my old blog and on Facebook and such, so you've probably seen it ... unless you don't know me ... which I guess is possible ... but I can't help it. I mean, who else has photographic evidence of their first ever time knitting? Not everybody, you know. NOT EVERYBODY.


... not everybody.