Three cheers
Today my blog is three years old. It feels like only yesterday that it turned two, even though this has been an horribly long and exhausting year. When I came to India a few months ago I was worried that with the higher temperatures the knitting would fall by the wayside and then so would the blog. But with each passing year I realise how prescient and apt my choice of tag-line was. The blogging (about the knitting, but much else besides, as it turns out!) really does keep me sane through some incredible highs and lows in my life. I hope I don’t tire of it anytime soon – or do you, my dear readers. Incidentally, my stats have spiked quite a bit in recent months, but I don’t really have an idea from the comments about who many of the new readers are – If you are a relatively new visitor, knitter or non-knitter, I hope you’ll stop to say hello today! I’m curious.
Above is another reason to celebrate. Much of the BPT sweater you see above was knit watching the glorious India-Australia cricket test series (The Border-Gavaskar Trophy), which India won 2-0, giving the Aussies a severe drubbing. I watched a well-played, drama-filled test series after years and it was most wonderful. Watching the Indian team, which has always specialised in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, methodically beat the mighty (and might I say snooty) Australians was only part of it. (Okay, a big part of it.) It was bittersweet to watch old favourite players play fiery final games before retirement (although Sourav Ganguly’s golden duck on his final test innings was too painful to watch, however Bradman-esque) and great to discover many cool and sexy new players (hellooooo Mahendra Singh Dhoni!) that I had seen in a lot of annoying TV ads, but never actually playing.
A third reason to celebrate is that the BPT is not only progressing very rapidly – it also looks like it will fit quite well! I have about 40-odd rows left to do on the body, and then the sleeves. I’m thinking of adding pockets in addition to the hood, depending on how much yarn I have left. The India-England one-day cricket series is beginning on Thursday. Here’s hoping that this encounter is as exciting, and at its end there’s a finished sweater to enjoy.
what an awesome combination.. cricket and knitting. I miss cricket. Please enjoy an extra measure on my behalf
Beautiful! I like that color a lot, and it suits the simple design.
I usually just lurk around here. But I love your pictures!
Happy Blogaversary!
Happy Blogiversary!
I read because of the beautiful photographs and smart writing. Or due to the riveting blogging from India. Or because of the lovely knitting. I can’t decide. I’m sure your other readers feel the same!
Happy Blogversary!
You are into cricket! Growing up, my youngest brother was cricket-crazy. I somehow didnt get into it…but because crazy in other ways.
Cool. Happy third birthday. Well, I linked to your blog just last week and already directed tons of traffic to your website. Just kidding..
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Hi, a relatively new reader here. Not sure how I first landed here, but have enjoyed my visits.
Happy third desiknitter ji! What a pleasure.
I still owe you a message over on ravelry — which I will do over there. Semester is almost over which means knee deep in the race-against-time are we. Eeee gads. Can I just pull up a seat and join you? I haven’t a bloody clue about cricket, but I can knit with gusto.
I toddled over from the Bollywood board on Ravelry. I also put you on my blog, so maybe you got a few hits from there
You never know! I enjoy reading of your experiences in India – and love your comments on the Ravelry board. I’m the person who asked about the swings in Indian homes 
Happy 3rd! I enjoy reading your posts here and on Ravelry, and I’m glad to hear your team won
Happy blogiversary! BPT is looking great, and congratulations on the cricket victory
Happy blogiversary! I’ve been lurking around for a few months. I like the knitting stuff, and some of the photos from India. I would like to travel to India, but I don’t think I would survive the flight time!
Congratulations on #3!! I don’t understand cricket but I’m glad to hear that India won!!!
Nice BPT, it’s going quick!
Happy blogiversary! Your BPT is looking beautiful
New reader; recently took up crocheting again after several years away, and am planning to learn to knit Real Soon Now. Also desi (born in Sri Lanka, raised in U.S., living in Chicago), so particularly enjoying the overlap with my own interests.
I’m a fiction writer by profession, and can be found on my own site (http://www.mamohanraj.com), or joint-blogging at Romancing the Yarn, a group blog of knitters/romance novelists (http://romancingtheyarn.blogspot.com/). I don’t actually write romance or even knit yet, but they let me join anyway. Was pointed to your site by Barbara Bretton, one of my co-bloggers there.
Great blog!
Glad you got your knitting groove back–and the sweater looks great. I love colors like that, too, the burnt red/orange is such a good thing.
I also wish I could contribute more to a discussion of cricket, but basically all I know is from Murder Must Advertise and Lagaan. I don’t think those two things necessarily add up to much actual knowledge, sadly.
I, too, ususally lurk. But have made your rangoli hat twice! That’s such a great pattern!
Happy BlogB’day.
Not a new visitor to your blog. But wanted to say ‘hello’ anyway.
Happy Third Birthday! I’ve been lurking for a year or two; I found your blog when I did an online search for “knitting + India,” thinking that since parts of the subcontinent are cold, even if only at times, that there may be a tradition of knitting. Except for corporate stuff, I have found little.
I am rarely far from knitting needles (I knit at stoplights), local Indian restaurants, or Indian movies (Bollywood and parallel cinema), all of which keep me from causing damage to the young people who come into my classroom, posing as students. They should be more grateful, and if they were clever, they would bring me vegetarian samosas for lunch.
Gorgeous sweater, lovely photography, terrific commentary (full marks on content and mechanics)— an all-around great blog. Thanks!
Happy Blogiversary!! I rarely leave comments, but I always enjoy reading!
Congratulations on 3 yrs old. Love the BPT. I’m knitting one for my DD for xmas.
Hiya. Not a new reader of course, but I thought I’d take the opportunity to say hi. I guess you won’t make it to the AHA this year… Your BPT has inspired me to perhaps try again.
K
Hey there! I found your blog in the usual way, some link somewhere, and kept coming back. I’m also a desi knitter with all but one foot out of grad school, so the parallels were there, of course. Love the Rangoli Hat, look forward to knitting it.
great red color for the sweater. i am looking forward to see how it turns out!
JEALOUS that you get to watch cricket!
Despite the preponderance of Indians & Pakistanis here in Doha, and the 1000 channels on the TV dish, never do I get to watch cricket – grrrr!
Give my respects to the men in blue.
India is all over the news here. I am very concerned. Are you okay? Check in when you can.
M
I found you by searching for a balaclava hat to knit for my son. I knit a helmetliner for the US troops recently but wanted a little easier pattern. The pattern for that liner must be very specific to go under the helmets the troops wear. I kept thinking…there must be a better way to knit this! Anyway, I will give it a try. Incidently, I am new to blogging but you really caught my interest. My son is in his freshmen year at the University of Michigan and his roomie is from New Delhi. They have become great friends.
I too combine cricket and knitting sewing. I was so pleased to see how well India did against Australia. And although English have had little sympathy with England’s performance in the one days against India.
I sincerely hope that England do make it make to play the two tests
Hi,
I just re-discovered the joys of knitting….and searched around and found your blog.
The pics and your words are really interesting.
Take care.
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