September 01, 2011

And then there were three...

The Earth Collection is complete. Wee hoo!

August 22, 2011

A little change in plans

I was on quite a roll this spring and foolishly thought I could get a large collection of patterns out this fall. If I had been able to stick to my spring schedule that would have happened, but in April I started a new job and in May we bought a wonderful house that needed a bit of TLC. I spent 3 months painting bedrooms and bathrooms and learning a new area of law without a moment to knit a stitch, and found myself in July way behind schedule.

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At first, I thought I would push things back to November but stick to my original plan, but then I realized I didn't even like my original plan. I like the idea of the plan, but not the plan itself. I love books and there is little I enjoy more than pagining through a collection by a designer I love and savoring everything. Studying how it all relates, finding themes, perusing various techniques, etc. I love the professional photography and I love to look at different layouts. But producing all of that takes a huge push of time and effort at the end to pull everything together and I realized I just would not have the time or the energy between family, house and job. Plus, I get very excited about patterns right after I complete them, and having to wait months on end to release them takes some of the fun out of it. I definitely experience a rush when a new pattern is released, and then a corresponding slump right afterward when the anticipation is gone. It is a surprisingly rough emotional process, and releasing patterns one by one at a more even pace is definitely easier on my psyche. And on my husband, who has to be patient through all of it. It can be stressful for us when I release multiple patterns at once as I did for the last edition of Twist, because at the end I am so focused that it is hard to stop.

Anyhoo, this is just a long-winded way of saying that I will be releasing patterns one by one as they are complete, and then grouping them into e-books of 3-4 patterns when I have that many related patterns amassed. The first collection, the Earth Collection, will include the Chalice Cowl, which is already available, the Faraway Blues Stole, available as of today, the Long Way Home cardigan, available next week (hopefully Monday), and the Chalice mitts, available sometime in September. If you have purchased or do purchase the Chalice Cowl and/or the Faraway Blues Stole and then decide you would like the entire collection when it comes out the amount you have already paid will be deducted from the collection price, so there is no danger of overpaying by buying the indivdual pattern and then deciding you want the entire collection later. I hope you enjoy the patterns. I loved making them and I'm very excited to share them with you.

August 02, 2011

New Twist!

You probably already know this, but the new Twist Collective is up! I was fortunate enough to get two designs in this issue. I'll write about them more in a bit, but for now I just wanted to say "They're here!"

Evendim

Maree

March 28, 2011

Chalice Cowl Now Available

The first pattern in my fall collection - and the only one I am pre-releasing - is ready. Squee!

If you haven't seen them earlier, there are more photos of the cowl and a little more about the collection here. I'd love to write something substantive, but it is waaaay too late for that. If you would like to be notified when the rest of the collection is released, just leave me a comment with a valid e-mail address. Night, night peeps!