More reasonable
Ok, so we started with six, but that really was too many to pick from (most places don't let me do a poll with six choices). So I thought a bit about what would be involved in bringing each of them back, and looked at what the general trend in the comments on patreon and ig was, and narrowed it down to three. We've got Concoction (bottles), Peached (apple & peach), and Nestled (leaf babies). I want to bring one of those three back. They'd all need new photos, but not much in the way of reknitting (so they're all [...]
Maybe we keep one…
Every time the retired patterns come back for a couple days, I find myself thinking 'damn some of these are cute, maybe we should move one of them over to the regular rotation.' So I pulled out The Big Box Of Doom and pulled out some contenders. I suspect I could be convinced to bring at least one of these back some time later this year. In no particular order, we've got: Glazed (the donuts with beads for sprinkles) Peached (the peach, and also, somewhat confusingly, the apple) Foxed (the fox, buddies with Chilled and Tufted) Foghorn and Belfry (the [...]
Advance Planning
Quick summary up top: Many of the retired patterns will be back for a few days next week. They'll be on ravelry and payhip on Monday, July 22. I'll post when everything is live. They come back at a discount, but folks who let me email them (whether by being a patreon member or by being on the mailing list) will get a little something extra. They'll go away again on Monday July 29. More detailed version for those with questions: It's many of the retired patterns, not all. There are some that are either too old for me to feel good [...]
Last Call
Today's the last day for the retired patterns. Well ok, so technically, they're up until I sit down Tuesday morning and start taking them down. But that takes a couple of hours, and I can't tell you exactly when I'll start (other than 'after a fortifying breakfast') much less when I'll be done (which is largely dependent on how distractable I am tomorrow...and I am prone to shiny squirrel syndrome). Oh and also time zones are a thing. Could be 10 in the morning, could be 2 in the afternoon. So the safest thing for me to say is 'they're [...]
Get moths
Yes, the pattern names are, at least in part, a massive fuck you to every single teacher that ever told me I used too many big words or that I read the wrong books or that I shouldn't raise my hand so much because it made the boys feel bad and that they'd be nicer to me if I wasn't such a little know it all. Words are delightful. Finding the exact right word is one of life's tiny joys, and using words I absolutely adore as pattern names fills me with perpetual glee. I sincerely hope anyone out there [...]
Let’s not wait
So it's not just the books that are back, it's a bunch of the tiny things too. And yeah, yeah some day I'd love to get several of these back out and generally available. Because they really are rather spiffy! (Is it wrong I love that apple so much? And the little leaf babies? I mean probably it is, but I don't seem likely to change, so I'd probably just better get used to it.) But we all know that the Newest Shiny Thing has a habit of distracting me. And somehow, playing with the new pattern usually wins out [...]
Ink on paper
The retired patterns are back for a few days, and that includes the books! So, some of you are new here and may not know that I used to do books. Actual printed paper books. The kind that sit on your shelf and make you feel like you Did The Thing. A nice, even dozen of them! Alas, the realities of putting ink on paper and moving it around the world eventually got to be a bit too much to bear, so in 2019 I decided to stop. But oh, oh some days I do miss them! If I could [...]
They’re back!
Super Quick Version because you're busy & might just want to skim: All the retired patterns that are coming back this time are now live on both ravelry & payhip. They'll be up through the end of the day Monday, November 27. The retired patterns are already on sale (you don't need a code). I am turning my computer off and hiding in a blanket fort for the rest of the week. If you hit a snag (I truly don't think you will, this is pretty streamlined, but just in case) you can send me a message, and I'll [...]
They’re coming back
The retired patterns come back twice a year, and they're coming back next week! I wanted to give everyone a heads up, because I know some of you are planners, and everyone is busy! Last year I retired most of my earlier patterns (because maintaining a massive back catalog required a staggering amount of admin time and I just couldn't manage it any more). But lots of folks have said they miss them, so twice a year I bring (most of) them back! It's not every single pattern. Some of the very earliest ones are just not polished enough to [...]
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