Bringing Back the Blog

I have had knitting blogs in the past. At some point I abandoned them, but this past year I have been hearing rumblings about bringing back blogs. Of course some people have maintained blogs all this time, but it seems like there is a little bit of nostalgia for a "simpler" time. I don't think it was truly simpler, but at least it was easier to keep up with the people you wanted to and not miss posts because they don't disappear after 24 hours and you aren't dependent on an algorithm showing you a post in your feed. I wouldn't say my past blogs were particularly successful, but they were some place on the internet (pre-Ravelry even) that I could show what I was making. 

I was actually excited to start an Instagram account for my knitting because I could easily post pictures and didn't have to add a lot of text. There is really only so much to say about a pair of vanilla socks, you know? In that sense, I felt (and still feel?) like Instagram is better suited to sharing my actual knitting. What I do need, and what I hope this blog can fulfill, is a space to ponder things related to knitting. I have found Instagram incredibly limiting for discussing ideas. Sometimes I have things to say and no image to attach. Mostly I need an actual keyboard and they ability to see all my text and edit it. I find that really difficult on a phone. 

You can find the pictures on my VioletMittens Instagram account, but I think this will be my home for the words.