Well it finally arrived. My purple!! I’ve been working on finishing up some stuff for Ingrid to bring to Pride next week.
A few weeks ago I finally joined the crowd over at Pinterest. It seemed like a good way to keep track of all the cool house ideas I have been running across on the internet.Â
I have been working on my next pattern. It’s one I started a while back and put to the side because I had too much on my plate. It started out as a short vest.
I then continued the pattern to make it long with slits up the sides. There is something about this style of vest that I have always loved.
Finally! New pattern day is here. Here is a bit about each pattern with a “buy now” link for those of you who can’t wait to get started. I will let you know the full price, but if you buy any of the patterns from the links here you will get a 15% discount through Wednesday, April 11th at 6pm Eastern time. After that the links will charge you full price. These links, and going directly to my Ravelry store, will give you immediate access to the pattern PDF to download. You may also go to my Etsy store, where everything is listed at full price, but you can type in the coupon code “bloom” to receive 15% off your entire purchase, not just the new patterns. Just be aware when you buy a pattern from Etsy, you will have to wait until I receive the notification email of your order at which time I will send you an email with the pattern PDF as an attachment.
ETA: The sale is over at this point, though there are others on occasion These patterns can also be found in my Craftsy Store.
So without further ado; here are the new patterns!
I like to end all my patterns with a few line drawings to help the user plan their colors.
The first one for Kat (Faerie Frock) is a cute little drawing of the garment being worn. The second is more of a drafting kind of take, which will really help with color planning.
It was an interesting weekend here. Doug got home a little early on Saturday, so he and the girls spent some quality time together. Doug bought some new Dinosaur Train figures for the girls, and much fun was had by the three of them. Apparently there was a carnivore convention. When I came back to check on them, the convention had grown. Later there was light saber fun to be had. Everything was going well until dinner. So many times … Read more
I’ve been knitting and crocheting like a mad woman lately. I want my patterns to the best I can make them before I post them.
But in the mists of all that, I got a little commission from one of the lovely ladies at my grocery store.
I’ve been debating starting a Facebook page to go with my Etsy store for a bit now, and I finally got around to it today. Take a look!
I have improved upon one of my old patterns. The Tea Cup Bunting pattern is now a stand alone Tea Cup.
That’s right. Everyone here has a nasty cold! So much so that my childhood security “blanket” was brought down from his perch on a high shelf in the girls room.
I really need to take a cue from my daughters.
I am working on the duck~row~thing. I just also have the short~attention~span~girl thing. And the busy~mommy thing. And the so~many~things~so~little~time thing…
That’s what I have done, in an attempt to get a few non~pattern items into my Etsy shop.
I am hopeful that once I get a decent inventory I will be able to contribute to our down payment fund. I haven’t done much for advertising yet, I will think more on that once I have more to sell. I don’t really want to spend money on the advertising, so I am going to have to get creative. I’ve been enjoying crocheting the days away. Though the motivation to get it done is a bit stressful. I put a small inventory for sale at InsaniTea, also.
I do plan on getting back to the patterns on Wednesday. The pattern I am working on right now is the faerie coat, and it should take a good week to finish making Vada’s and editing the pattern as I go. Then I still need to have it tested in the other sizes, which should take about a month (ugg). At least once it is being tested I can go onto making my next pattern.
