I’ve been knitting for three years now and I thought it would be fun to check in on old projects and how they’ve held up.
Yes, it’s a silly picture. It’s also what I wear most days along with my coat if I’m going to leave the house.
Garter Stitch Mitts: One of my earliest projects and I still wear them daily in the winter. They are suriving ok, although I’ve learned all about how much alpaca stretches. I rarely wear them as intended and instead turn them over as wristwarmers or sort of make a muff. But I still love them. Eventually I’ll finish the Crazy Ribs Mitts and I’ve a got a simple fingerless pattern in mind for a superwash wool to replace these before they become too shapeless to wear.
Sweet Marguerite: It’s very warm. I wish I’d made it a little slouchier, but I still love it.
Picky Hubby Scarf: He wears it. 
It got much use in our holiday travels.
Not Pictured:
- Mistake Rib Scarf: Too scratchy, never wear it. It is the second thing I ever made, to be fair.
- Everyone else‘s mitts: Jasper wears his occasionally although he says its almost never cold enough for him to wear them. Mom was very excited to get her Treads for Christmas this year, saying “It’s finally my turn to get some! Everyone else wears theirs all the time.” So I guess my brothers must wear theirs? I didn’t see it when we were up but I didn’t really see them leave the house much. I did see Dad put his Thanksgiving Day Mitts on every time we left they house. I restarted the scarf I was making to match that with different needles and I’m thinking another pair of mitts for him this year, maybe something with half fingers? We’ll see.
- Stormcloud Shawl: I still haven’t blocked it.
- Blue Ellen: not warm enough for winter, but I’ll probably wear it a lot this spring again.
- Lemongrass Socks: I wear them whenever they’re clean. So warm! Makes me wish I could stand knitting on small needles more often. Hand knit socks are awesome.
