Well, at the suggestion of Richard quite a while ago, I've finally decided to try and revive this little ol' blog of mine. We'll see how well this works out.
As of my last update, about a year and a half ago, I've done a lot of things. A lot of things.
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In June of 2008, I left Michigan and moved to Chicago. Where I knit. A lot.
In July of 2008, I met a delightful young man and started working my first(!!) "real" full-time job in Chicago. I worked on Michigan Avenue and for those of you who may think, "Wow, that sounds so glamorous and posh!" it really wasn't.
I lived and worked in Chicago until September of 2009 and just those couple of months ago, I moved to Milwaukee, WI to live with aforementioned young man. ;)
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Now that we're all caught up on my personal life, let's move on to knitted items, shall we? According to this post in February of 2008, I had some knitting goals set up for myself. I can say right now that all I actually made and finished on that list are: Hourglass Sweater and Endpaper Mitts. A couple of the items, I just haven't gotten around to knitting yet. Others...well, I guess I'd say they're not really worth my time.
So, in no particular order, here are the things that I have knitted since February 2008. Ready?
As of my last update, about a year and a half ago, I've done a lot of things. A lot of things.
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In June of 2008, I left Michigan and moved to Chicago. Where I knit. A lot.
In July of 2008, I met a delightful young man and started working my first(!!) "real" full-time job in Chicago. I worked on Michigan Avenue and for those of you who may think, "Wow, that sounds so glamorous and posh!" it really wasn't.
I lived and worked in Chicago until September of 2009 and just those couple of months ago, I moved to Milwaukee, WI to live with aforementioned young man. ;)
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Now that we're all caught up on my personal life, let's move on to knitted items, shall we? According to this post in February of 2008, I had some knitting goals set up for myself. I can say right now that all I actually made and finished on that list are: Hourglass Sweater and Endpaper Mitts. A couple of the items, I just haven't gotten around to knitting yet. Others...well, I guess I'd say they're not really worth my time.
So, in no particular order, here are the things that I have knitted since February 2008. Ready?
- Jacques Cousteau -- 3. One of them was nibbled on by dear little Toby.
- Bridie (note: Amazon link. Pattern is in book) -- once I finished, it didn't fit. None of the ends are woven in and it's been sitting in a bin ever since.
- Jaywalkers -- 2. I love this pattern. Seriously.
- Baby bolero (note: Amazon link. Pattern is in book) -- 2. Almost 3.
- Mittens (no/personal pattern) -- 1 regular, 1 flip-top
- Herringbone mittens -- 1
- Socks (no/personal pattern) -- 5, though it honestly seems like more.
- Sheldon -- 1 1/2
- Superman tube scarf -- 1
- Reversible Cabled Brioche stitch scarf -- 1
- Vagina Shawl -- 1
- Mrs. Saucy Apple -- 1
- Cat Fish (personal pattern) -- 3? Toby kept trying to eat them and/or dismember them.
- Buttony -- 1. And I love this sweater so, so, so much, but Toby chewed a hole in the sleeve and the only repair option I had was to rip out the sleeve, so I haven't gotten around to it yet. Such a pretty sweater.
- Revontuli-huivi -- 1. My favorite scarf/shawl.
- Brewers Blanket (personal pattern) -- 1.
- Rogue -- 1.
- Monkey socks -- 1.
- Pinwheel baby blanket -- 1.
- Nutkins -- 1.
- Totally Autumn -- 1.
- Henley Perfected -- 1. The lace still needs to be blocked and I haven't actually worn it "out" yet.
- Koolhaas -- 1. And I doubt I'll ever make this hat again it's incredibly tedious.
- Sesame -- 1. Re-knit from this sweater.
And that pretty much brings me up to my current projects and I have a lot on the needles on account of the quickly-approaching holiday season.
Normally, I would post pictures of all of my work but (obviously) there is so much that has been listed above there's really no point in it.
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As for current works in progress:
- Secret holiday gifts (teehee)
- Garden Gate socks -- I have one done and I'll start the second when I'm good and ready to. Probably after Christmas when I start knitting another sweater.
- Regular socks -- Again, I have one done. Second to be cast on is on hold until I'm finished with scarf (below) and holiday gifts (above).
- Scrappy Lengthwise Scarf -- Really cool pattern and I'm totally in love with the way it's turning out so far. I'm hoping to be done with it by next week.
