Shiny and New
Well, shiny. Not so much new. All the old stuff is still here, but the shinyness quotient has been raised. There are a few more bits yet to be added (like a way to sign up for email notification when a new pattern is released) but this is the new look. I should, in theory, be posting more frequently now, as the process is much easier. We'll see if the theory holds.
Ta Da!
All done...knit in six days. My hands will likely never be the same. Much of the credit goes to the yarn and all its thick squishy goodness. It's Nichole by Schaefer, and I will be using it again. Now for the shameless photo bragging. Take them home. Make them yourself.
Nugatory
Nugatory \ˈnü-gə-ˌtor-ē\ adjective -- of little or no consequence, trifling I'm pleased to present my newest sock. It's a simple riff on a ribbed sock with some interesting details. The pattern will be available around the end of the week.
Delayed
Well that took a while. Sorry about that. There are grand plans to make the website all fancified and er functional. Lets just say the plans were more quickly made than implemented. Boy assures me things are well underway and should be working any day now. I kept thinking I should wait until this mystical any day gets here. Seems that technique isn't working, so I thought I'd pop back in and do this the old fashioned way. There has been much knitting though. Scads of it. One project for submission to knitty (and it's awfully nifty if I do [...]
Thank You
Just under a week ago I wrote about my decision to start charging for some of my patterns. I went on at some length, likely too much. I have a tendency to over explain and perhaps even to justify. I do it when I'm unsure of myself. Well it seems I didn't need to be. The response has been tremendously positive. Several people have written to me saying they support my decision. Lots of people have bought my patterns. This has all been marvelously encouraging and I appreciate it more than I can say. There will be more patterns. There [...]
Ensnared
The newest socks, Ensnared, are done and available for sale. I think I'm in love!
Filthy Lucre
Yes, I've decided to start trying to sell some of my patterns. You knew it was coming. Even the underpants gnomes are in it for the bucks. I've given this a lot of thought over the last several days and I've reached a few conclusions. I am not hoping to turn socks/ pattern writing/ knitting into a job or even into a substantial source of income. There are a few people out there who have managed to do that, but I don't think I have the luck, the skill, or - and probably most importantly - the drive to do [...]
Administrata
This website came into being with approximately 45 minutes of effort at 2:30 in the morning at the end of a very long week. I thought it would be a place to host one wee tiny simple pattern. I thought I'd be thrilled if a few dozen people found the pattern, and ecstatic if anyone ever actually knit the things. Turns out it's good to have low expectations. They are easier to exceed. One pattern turned into three, and a fourth is in the hands of test knitters. According to the server stats, a few thousand people have found the [...]
Secret Benefactor
Someone, unbeknownst to me, featured my Popped socks on Whip Up as part of their Week of Socks! I only found out about it because someone on Ravelry was kind enough to to bring it to my attention. I was quite thrilled. There may have been squeaks of delight and hops of glee. Maybe. I could be far too dignified for such things. Possibly even stoic. I must see if I can contact my secret benefactor and find out how she found them in the first place. I'm dreadfully curious. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, a new sock is on [...]
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