While I fully expected that when I got to my 10 year post glitter would fall from the air, trumpets might sound, and I’d have the coolest post in the world for my readers…alas, I am a human being. I am actively trying to shrug off my unhealthy perfectionist tendencies, so here is just another post that happens also to be my 10 year anniversary post. I keep writing these things because I can’t stop talking about knitting. While I have a lovely group of ladies I spend many Thursday nights with at my LYS, Hand Held Knitting, we don’t always get to explore each others’ projects with the same amount of depth that knitting bloggers do. I like to look over the specs, where someone changed a pattern, how much yarn they really used, how they improvised when they flubbed, and what they really think of the pattern when it’s done. I love documenting my own process. This is as close to a diary as I’ve ever gotten, even though it’s about a highly specialized topic. I love seeing my own progress as a knitter, or sometimes looking back on a project that I was very excited about that just sat in a drawer until I gave it away eventually. I don’t always remember to share that part.
I did wish for a little more fanfare for this post, but then life. Last weekend I got mastitis. If you’ve had this, you know what a fiasco this is for your body. If you haven’t, imagine you have the flu, then you have razor blades in one of your breasts and you also must present said Frankenboob to your offspring to nurse as much as possible to keep the milk flowing, and that baby looks at you like, “Mom, WTF?!” Yeah, kid, I know. I’m taking antibiotics and I’m about halfway over it, but that zapped any parade of awesomeness I planned. I couldn’t even bring myself to knit because I was so tired. You know it’s serious then, right?
I’m not doing a giveaway. I’m not doing a sale. I’m just going to keep blogging on and on about the stuff I like to knit or design, and sometimes I might go on a two to three month knitted hoodie bender like I recently did. If you’ve been reading for awhile, thanks for reading and commenting if you do that too.
For my parade today, I’d like to show you some of the upcoming fun I’m planning. While I am deeply into working on Rift, and only Rift until that is finished, that doesn’t stop me from daydreaming about the next few things I want to make, and I’m going to immerse myself in some gradients. I’ve been ogling Element for about a year now. I have this perfectly lovely Hazel Knits Artisan Sock in my stash, but it’s so close in color to my second Still Light Tunic that I didn’t want to have two pieces in nearly identical colors that I’m probably going to wear all the time. I thought that I should mix it up a bit, so tapping into my inner Rainbow Bright I decided to get a little crazy and think about striping the sleeves for some fun using a Sweet Georgia Party of Five kit in Snapdragon. 
It might be weird and I might hate it, or maybe it will be awesome. The Hazel Knits color is Malachite and it has more blue undertones. What do you all think of this combo? Good or do the blue undertones and yellow greens not work?
I also fell in love with Sweet Georgia Party of Five Kit in Jellybean. These colors just called to me from the moment I saw them. I think this kit and an extra skein of Orchid will become a dress somewhat like Still Light Tunic for Zooey. 
Keeping with the gradient vibe, I’m also considering a Gathering Stripes for Charlotte using a Black Trillium gradient kit I’ve been hanging on to for some time. 
So prepare yourself for some color experiments and thanks for reading.
Congratulations!! Always a thrill reading your blog posts. 10 more years! 🙂
Congratulations on 10 years of blogging! Wow! There should have been some fairy dust falling out of the sky; that’s a long time to blog!
So sorry to hear you’ve been under the weather. Mastitis is not fun at all! I hope it passes quickly for you. All I can say is “ouch!” I’ve been there, so I feel your pain.
Love all the fun, colorful yarn combos! Can’t wait to see what they become!
Happy anniversary! It’s amazing how quickly time flies!
Cassy, I do miss seeing you. The next best thing is your blog. Love seeing your children. Keep it up! Love your knitting. Susan
Congrats! Ugh, and I had mastitis a couple months ago. THE WORST! What we mamas endure.
Yay for ten years! Congratulations, that is quite a show of your dedication. I absolutely love gradients! Can’t wait to see the garments you make with them for your girls!
Of course you can ask. I used this tutorial: http://www.tanisfiberarts.com/blog/2016/8/zipper-tutorial I just pinned in many places and went slowly. This was my third zipper ever. The stitching is NOT perfect and I’m definitely not showing that part off. After one side was done, I closed up the zipper and just took special care to make sure I was putting it in similar spots on the other side.
Congrats on 10 awesome years of chatting about knitting! I completely relate to the “knitting blog as journal” approach. I don’t keep a diary but find that my knitting blog, though it’s basically exclusively about knitting, still fills that gap for me. And UGH to the mastitis! I remember the first time I had it I wasn’t certain as to whether it was mastitis or just a blocked duct and my doctor told me that if I woke up the next morning feeling like I’d been hit by a truck then it was mastitis, and that totally summed it up. It’s like you’ve been hit by a truck, but still have to feed your baby with your bruised and battered body. Glad to hear you’re on the other side of it!
Congratulations!! I’m sure we can all offer a lot of fanfare here in the comments. I have loved reading your blog and found it very early on in my own knitting adventures. Thanks for the inspiration, the reality (ouch, mastitis!) and the fun. You are an excellent blogger full of ideas, FOs, and plenty of sass. I do hope you are feeling better!! Knit–and blog–on!
Congratulations on ten years, that is seriously impressive. It sucks that you are feeling so ill and I completely understand the idea of wanting something epic for the anniversary. I do think being able to keep on with the same overall ideas and themes as the previous ten years is quite fitting. I hope you feel better soon. Also as a big fan of Sweet Georgia I love the Snap Dragon with the Malachite.
Congrats on 10 great years! Love reading your blog.
Congrats on 10 years! Awesome effort.
Love how you share your projects and other pics. The green gradient yarn looks fab can’t wait to see a finished project.
Hope you are feeling better soon – mastitis is not fun. I used the old remedy of cabbage leaves.
Sorry mastitis flared up for you. Ouchie, but HOORAH on the decade anniversary! Ho’omaka’i. How fun to have all these color gradients in your stash.
Congratulations!
Congratulations! Blogging for ten years is really something! Hope you’re fully recovered soon.
Congrats on 10 yrs!! I love reading your blog and seeing what your up to.
Congratulations! I love reading about your projects and wish you swift healing.
Oh no, poor you, you must be feeling rough! But hooray and trumpeting anyway for your 10 years!! Love these colours, looks like you’ve got some gorgeous stuff planned. Feel better soon!
Congratulations on ten years! I enjoy your blog and always love to see when you have a new post.
CONGRATULATIONS! Happy anniversary and way to go, sticking with it for ten years!
It really sucks when your body turns on you like that and I’m sorry to hear. I tried explaining that I was too tired to knit as a symptom to my doctor once and I don’t think she understood how severe an indicator that really was!
I think the malachite and snap dragon together are a little unexpected (and that makes it awesome) but won’t really clash. I think you should go for it! Can’t wait to see how it turns out!
Congratulations on blogging for ten years. What an accomplishment. Please be upstanding and take a bow for your audience.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
That’s quite the milestone: ) Aren’t the party of five’s delicious! Enjoy