It's spring break for me, so this week I'm on my "summer schedule". Since I'm not doing a repost, I'm doing a Thursday 13.
It's K-day this lovely April 13th. And, I mean, I have to. I just have to.
I went through the blog archives, and I found 13 old posts detailing various knit projects I've done over the years. (I have a lot of knitting posts.) I chose 13 things that I still have and still (mostly) use. As my knitting posts tend to be about what's on the needles, I have a couple posts from when a project was in process. Because some things were in process for a while (*side eyes the seven and a half years cardi*).
I hope you enjoy my little walk through the archives.
1. Alligator Scarf Finished (June 5, 2010)
This picture was on my old Flickr account. Luckily, I could still access it. The actual scarf I got to pull out this winter, although I haven't worn it in a while. I never did name him. But I do love having this scarf.
2. A Finished Cardigan (March 28, 2011)
This sweater's only 12 years old? I thought I had it longer. It's gotten a lot of wear this winter, way more than I usually get to wear it. It's pretty warm, so it's been great to have on the chillier days.
3. The Unending Purse Project (April 9, 2012)
I still use this on the regular. It's my "car purse". I don't carry a purse to school when I'm working. I keep my wallet in my school bag. But if I run errands after school, I'm not going to carry my whole school bag with me, so I pull out my wallet and put it in this purse. It's held up well all this time.
4. Not Fixing Mistakes (August 18, 2013)
I believe this is the first time I reference the seven (and a half) years cardi on the blog. This is the swatch from before I started the project. Little did I know then what a journey it would be to complete the thing.
5. Some Little Things (October 8, 2014)
If you've been following my A to Z posts, you may have noticed my knitted alphabet. This was the post where I explain the idea behind it. (It took me a while to get the whole alphabet knitted, and after I did, I gave away a few of these during the 2015 A to Z Challenge.)
6. Victory Lap (August 29, 2016)
This is still my purse. I still use it. I've been meaning to make another purse as it's time to switch this one out, but I haven't gotten around to doing it yet. Maybe this summer.
7. For Pretty Part 2 (February 13, 2017)
I bring a water bottle with me to work every day. I have two covers for it now. I alternate between using this one and the orange one. But I still have one with me every school day.
8. Famous Last Words (March 13, 2017)
This is the post where I show off how I fixed a major mistake in the knitting of the seven (and a half) years cardi. Notice how big it is. Notice the date. Yup, it'd been about four years since I started knitting it.
9. Porcupine Stitch Torture (March 5, 2018)
I kind of hated this stitch. I was gifted yarn for Christmas, and I decided I'd make myself an infinity scarf.
10. Harvest Porcupine Infinity Scarf (May 14, 2018)
It didn't take me that long to finish the scarf. I've gotten a lot of wear out of it this winter. I think I've worn it about once a week since January. I really do love this finished project. It's just the right amount of warmth on chillier days.
11. Finally Done (September 9, 2019)
This bag turned out way too big, so I put it in my car, and now it collects my grocery bags in one place.
12. Old Projects (January 18, 2021)
When I picked up the seven (and a half) years cardi (again).
13. Jabbering On (April 12, 2021)
I wasn't finished with the seven (and a half) years cardi at the writing of this post, but it was A to Z month, and that kind of brings this all full circle. (It appears the images have disappeared from the post. I'll have to track those down. Maybe.)
I would finish the cardi a month later. And I've worn it a couple times a week since January.
A lot of my knits are gifted. Some are disasters that vanish somewhere. But these projects are still with me. Amazingly.
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I'm the proud owner of one of your knitted letters (yes, from the giveaway in 2015-thank you!) and that's where I discovered your blog. So I enjoyed the projects from before 2015 because I had never seen any of them. That alligator. I love it!
ReplyDeleteAnd then there are the projects that predate the blog. Although, I'm rather glad that I don't have photographic evidence of my initial knitting attempts from the '80s.
DeleteYou've done a lot of projects over the years!
ReplyDeleteThe porcupine infinity scarf is golden!
ReplyDeleteI do love that thing. It's a happy day when I can wear it.
DeleteWow, these are impressive. You have a lot of talent with the needles!
ReplyDeleteYou're very talented. I love your "car purse." It's adorable.
ReplyDeleteThat project came out of a book. Well, sort of. It's served me well over the years.
DeleteYou are indeed very talented, Liz.
ReplyDeleteHugs and blessings
Super post
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this post...a lot!! Nice projects!! Made me aware that I seldom make a photograph of my projects.
ReplyDeleteRight now I like crochet better, because it's easier to take with me.
On the crochet needle: slippers.
It's great for filling blog posts. People can be so nice. I do about as much crocheting as knitting, but C day fell on a Tuesday, so it didn't work out this month.
DeleteA good compilation of the major projects you have done over the years. They all look very nice :-)
ReplyDeleteYou've finished a lot of projects. I have a lot of crochet projects going on, but haven't finished many at all.
ReplyDeleteThat porcupine stitch is really pretty.
It's a pretty stitch, but it was a bear to do. I don't think I'd do it again.
DeleteAs for projects, I find that I go through phases where I have a lot of projects going to where I'm finishing a lot of projects. You'll get them done. Eventually.
Of course you couldn't skip Knit for the K day! It's great to have a retrospective of some of your work. Love your "car purse", and the alligator scarf is fun!
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