Today marks my 9 year blogiversary! It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing it this long, yet the time has also passed so swiftly that I’m shocked by that as well. I started this blog around the time I began my master’s degree in the fall of 2006. At first the posts were erratic, and often not even related to knitting. I mean, c’mon. My second blog post was about a trip to Chicago and I didn’t even visit a yarn store on that trip. That’s kid stuff. These days I’m sniffing out the yarn stores and reading reviews for them as soon as I plan to leave. Take a look at my first stash post. There are many days when I wish it was that cute and manageable, but I cherish the yarns that I’ve kept over the years, so much so that I can hardly let myself knit them because they feel too special. stash1If you look closely you can tell that some of the Koigu (front and center) in this stash circa 2013 is also present in my very first stash picture circa 2006 (shown on left below). stashI can attest that most of it is still there. Perhaps I should just knit it already. I keep thinking I’m going to make a sock yarn blanket and I should hoard all of the Koigu. The sock yarn stash is always growing and shrinking, but it’s always been my favorite as that’s the area where I have the wildest colorways and some of the softest buttery merino and cashmere yarns.

Around January 2010 I made my first design, Bibbity Bobbity. I quickly made a second one the following month, with Zooey. If you’re a frequent reader you’ll likely notice that’s also the name of my first daughter. In February 2010 I got my first SLR camera, and while the pictures were still pretty rough, that’s when I began to be more serious about trying to take decent pictures of my knitted loves.

In August 2011 I got lucky and this post was featured on the WordPress Freshly Pressed page and I got a bunch of new readers all at once. I also published Wasabi Cowl, a free pattern that became very popular for awhile. That kept me motivated to keep focusing on my blog and to try to make it better. Following this I began to try to post about twice a week or more. Sometimes I make that happen, but sometimes I blink my eyes and 1/3 of the month has gone by without a post.

As time keeps flowing on very swiftly I plan to keep this blog alive, even if just to have a part of my life that I’ve documented consistently in some way, even when it can seem like a quite narcissistic endeavor. I’ve never been successful at keeping a diary, but perhaps blogging lets my extroverted side enjoy the interaction enough to keep me going as I meet new knitters through blogging and Ravelry interactions. I’ve blogged through a divorce, two degrees, a new marriage, and new parenting. Knitting and documenting it can keep me moored when my life is a sea of chaos and constant movement. I love to look back over the evolution of my crafting life, and I want to keep creating, always.

Thanks for reading.

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