Happy Blogiversary to me!

Saturday, May 3rd - that's the official start of my blogging year.

My first post was fairly pathetic and I'm afraid the quality hasn't necessarily improved with 4 years' practice. And frankly, the frequency of posts has dropped dramatically. Definitely the Ravelry effect.

I got the crazy idea while looking back to recreate my first blog photo. This was no small feat... It involved dogs, a cat, and a sock in progress. Well here, I'll just repost it:

L-R Pearl, Louie, Elvis

This was during the Broadripple KAL which was the forerunner of the Six Sox Knitalong. That was my second pair of Broadripples and I've gotta say that pattern has served me well these past few years. I guess I haven't put those first 2 pairs knit in Fixation into Ravelry but I do have 2 others that you can view, the Slytherin Socks and the Austerman Step Socks. That makes my current pair #5.

And oh, you wanna see those?

(insert my regular sermon on the benefits of training your dogs here) Training the cat is another matter. I purposely stopped knitting these at roughly the same point as the first photo specifically to make the pictures match. And I haven't been able to knit on them most of the week - just waiting to get this photo.

Every time I catch Louie napping on the back of the couch, he decides both dogs being near him is too much and he leaves for a less-crowded hideaway.

(Where are you going??? She said to STAY!)

I have several photos like this - proof that patience pays off. And yes, I have ugly, brown floral curtains right there - I cloned them out of the first picture so I cloned them out again.

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I wanted recognize my very first commenters -
Angela (who claimed she'd never have a blog)
Margene (master knitter, spinner & knitblogger)
Bobbie (who doesn't have an email or blog URL attached to that first post and I'm not sure which Bobbie it was!)
Vera (who has superb musical taste and shares my love for pro football)

And a big thank you to all who continue to read on those rare occasions that I actually post. Once there are photos, there will be FOs here. One that may possibly be my all time favorite knitted garment...

Comments

[Li_B]

Happy Blogiversary, I love that first photo with the kitty safely tucked behind.

[Kelly]

Happy (belated) Blogiversary!

[susan]

OMG, I sooooooo remember that photo!

[Sourire11]

Happy Blogiversary!!!!

The sock/dog/cat pictures are wonderful. Especially them watching the cat like... what?

[danielle]

I'm gonna have to go back to read the actual post, but those are the BEST PICTURES EVER!!!!!!! Remy would hold it long enough for me to move less than one step. Payton would just want to play. By the time I got either of them to do what I wanted and stay in place, the projects would be unusable!

[Natalie]

Happy Blogiversary!! You are a BRAVE soul. :)

[elizabeth]

Happy Blogiversary! You need to make that a modeled FO shot - I've been thinking of making that sweater too!

[kathy b]

Happy blogaversiary! I LOVE your first photos. My goodness they are amazing. I enjoy your posts. Keep posting for me! and Huck

[Leah]

Some seriously great photogrpahy and trianing skills were involved in this post. What fun! You should be shooting/training pics of animals for commercials and movies.

Happy anniversary.

[Michelle]

Happy Blogiversary. I love that last picture with the dogs looking at the cat leaving. :-)

[Monica]

Happy Blogiversary. I love those pictures too cute. All I can say is you are a brave woman, letting them hold yarn and socks in such a manner.

[Susan]

Happy Blogiversary!! I think mine is coming up some time soon, too, but I'm not sure of the exact date. Strangely, I also think I started blogging four years ago.

[Teena in Toronto]

Happy Blogoversary!!

They are just way too cute!

[Jane]

Happy Blogiversary! And many happy returns of the day.

[monica]

Happy Blogiversary! The things we do for blogging! But your dogs are very well-behaved. And Louie is just being a good cat--keeping his distance from dogs.

[Paula]

Hey, a post. I don't blame Louie, he might get slobbered on. I can make you a sock bag for your blogiversary, since I have a simpler pattern.

[nancy]

Happy Blogiversary! Great post! Gorgeous family! They are all so precious and so well trained! Love the photos. The photo of the pups watching Louie leave is priceless! LOL

As you know, my blog also suffers from the Ravelry effect. I love Ravelry and it is so much more entertaining than my blog. I *really* enjoy your puppy posts! That's entertainment! Congratulations!

[Kelli]

Love, love, love those photos!

[Janice in GA]

Happy Blogiversary! I never remember mine.

[(Still) Blogless Jackie]

Happy Blogiversary! Is there cake? Or just the cheesecake photos? That's ok, you know I LOVE the cheesecake photos!

[freshisle]

Happy Blogiversary! I suffer from that Ravelry effect, too!

[Karen]

I love those pictures! I really need to train my dogs better. I especially like the picture where all you can see is Louie's face.

[margene]

I was one of the first? Happy Blogiversary! It's been fun hanging out with you. Now stay off of Ravelry!!!

[angela]

Hey there! Happy Blogiversary! Wow, has it really been 4 years? Not possible.

Louie just looks disgusted to be there. ;) He cracks me up.

[Karen]

Happy Blogiversary!!! I can't believe you were able to recreate the photo. Look at how well behaved everyone is.
FO photos? Really?