20 April 2010 · 94 Comments
The pattern for Interstices is now available. There’s a wee giveaway, read on for details.
I probably shouldn’t say it, but I sort of love these. They’re quick, can be made from leftover bits of sock yarn, and are super stretchy. All of that makes them eminently suitable for gift/swap knitting. They look far more complicated than they are (the main repeat is only 4 rows long), which always feels somehow both sneaky and deeply satisfying. Add in their shamelessly frilly fluffy frivolous nature and their bargain price ($1.99 through Knit Picks Independent Designer program), and I’m not sure you could really ask for more.
And yet, I do have one more thing to offer. I’ve got yarn to give away — two skeins this time. The yarn is Knit Picks Imagination, one skein of Damsel (the color shown in the pictures) and another of Unicorn (another suitably pink bit of frippery). Since I’ve got two skeins of yarn, I want to do two slightly different giveaways. You’ve got a pretty decent chance of winning, so pay attention!
The first is super simple. Just leave a comment. That’s it, that’s all. Leave a comment, and use a real email address. In a few days, I’ll randomly pick a comment, email the winner to ask for a mailing address, and send off the yarn. I’ll also send this pattern and another of the winner’s choice. Easy as pie, right?
The second is just a tiny bit more complicated, but I’m sure you can manage it. I want to give those folks who’ve bought my patterns an extra chance to win. So, if you’ve ever bought one of my patterns, leave a comment with the name of the pattern you’ve purchased. Again, use a real email address. In a few days, I’ll randomly pick one of these comments, email the winner with some sort of very easy question to make sure they really have the pattern, ask for a mailing address, and send off the yarn. Again, I’ll include this pattern and another of the winner’s choice. And yes, if you’ve bought more than one pattern you can leave more than one comment.
So just to recap, everyone who leaves a comment is entered in the first giveaway. If you’ve ever bought any of my patterns, leave the name of the one you bought in another comment (or comments) to be entered in the second giveaway. If you don’t use a real email address, you can’t win (no one but me will see your email addresses, and I won’t do anything with them other than contact the winners). I’ll leave comments open for at least three days.
18 April 2010 · No Comments
Do you see that tree? That tree with the leaves and the wee pink flowers? Wouldn’t that tree make you think of spring, of warm sunny days and soft breezes and singing birds? Yeah. That tree is a filthy liar. It started snowing about 20 minutes after we took that picture. I’m cold. The pattern should be out next week. Perhaps by then the snow will have melted.
29 March 2010 · 2 Comments
To the person who wrote to me insisting I:
I’m afraid I must decline.
I generally try to be accommodating. Really I do. If someone has a question or a problem with one of my patterns (which happens very rarely) I will do what I can to help. Alas, rushing to release a completely reworked version of a pattern for free is apparently something I will not do. Somehow getting my first heartfelt if slightly unreasonable demand feels like a milestone of sorts. I’m oddly amused. Please note, this amusement is likely to be short lived. You needn’t decide to bury me in further unreasonable demands. I’m guessing the novelty wears off quickly.
However, to those of you who have been kind enough to say that you like the pink mitts and are looking forward to their release, I can say that they’re almost ready and should be out the first part of April. I can also say that they’re not nearly this bright in person (my camera is giving me fits), and that I will be sorting out some sort of yarn giveaway to go with the pattern release.
10 March 2010 · No Comments
If you’re itching to make them, the pink frilly confections I posted about the other day are up for testing. The thread with instructions is on Ravelry. If you’d like to volunteer, head on over. I’m picking testers Thursday morning.
4 March 2010 · 2 Comments
Shamelessly pink, shamelessly lacy, shamelessly frilly. There is really nothing somber or serious or even respectable here. These mitts are nothing more than a confection. They are the knitting equivalent of marshmallows. They were cast on the minute the Olympics finished and completed in a few hours. I’ll turn my attention to more worthy things some time soon, but these were just the thing to make up for the uncharacteristic fidelity demonstrated during the Olympics.
