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November Pattern Update

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Every month I do a pattern update, making note of what’s in the docket, what has been turned in, and what has been published.  Someday someone (probably me) will aggregate all this information and come to some conclusions someday.

Totem (working title) – Sock Pattern
Totem was kinda crazy – I had to do three socks in three weeks.  It’s been turned in to Sockupied in Sep., and you should see the fruits of my efforts in the Spring Issue.

Totoro (working title) – Sock Pattern
Pattern turned into Three Irish Girls, and pattern tester has knitted it.  Final draft turned in Sep.  Tech editing done in October, released to club in October.  Should be published for the public sometime in the Winter.  Project page here.  Someone in the club has started working it!

Isis Wings (working title) – Sock Pattern
Pattern turned into Three Irish Girls, and pattern tester has knitted it.  Final draft turned in Sep.  Tech edits completed in November.  Should be published sometime in the Winter.

Crochet Top (working title) – Crochet Short Sleeved Pullover
Pattern turned into Classic Elite Yarns in August.  I got some of the pictures that were done in the photoshoot, and while I can’t share them yet, they are GEORGEOUS!  Should be published in the Spring.

Crochet Meets in Middle (working title) – Crochet Pullover
All but last pattern done.

Crisscross Applesauce (working title) – Knit cardigan/light jacket.  Possibility it will be picked up for publication.  Details when I have them.

Witchlace (working title) – Crochet pullover using broomstick lace.  Possibiltiy it will be picked up for publication.  Details when I have them.

Proposals turned in this month: 5? or 6?  I woefully need to update my project submission file.

Classes Taught: 3, and a handful of private lessons.

Classes Coming Up: Just in time for Christmas, Crochet Softies and Broomstick Lace.  See details HERE.

Things in the Works…

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I’ve been busy with things in the works – most notably: wedding registry making, teaching a bunch of classes, sending out a crazy bunch of proposals, and getting ready for the holidays.
Sweetness the other day “got a hold” of my camera (she thought she was being sneaky, I didn’t mind keeping up that pretense).  She’s got her own kid camera, and has gotten pretty good at using it, but I didn’t realize that it would translate into her knowing how to manipulate the settings of MY camera.  She switched it to macro shooting (or hit the flower button, as Sweetness calls it) to get this first shot:
It’s a sock for myself – I was demoing how to do an afterthought heel.

 Then she switched it back to the other setting to get this second shot:

Not a bad picture of me from a six year old.

I was impressed – no camera shake, shots in focus.  I didn’t realize until later when I uploaded the pictures and saw this:

She’s a sneaky girl, my Sweetness.

Another Helpful Tip for Swatching: Steeking Round Swatches for Photography

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Look closely at the edges of this swatch.  Notice anything interesting?

Yes, the edges are cut.  And the sides are steeked with my sewing machine.  This is a trick I use when I need to make a swatch in the round, because I don’t like running strands of yarn behind the swatch.  Instead, I work the swatch in the round and then cut it in half, block it and then photograph it for my design submission.

Then, when I’m putting the design submission together, I crop the ugly edges out, leaving just the beautiful picture to show the design idea.  You can also do this for when you are measuring a gauge swatch for in the round.

How do you save time when you are working up a design swatch for a submission?

Tools of the Trade

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This morning – before I packed myself off to Weight Watchers, before I even started printing out worksheets for the classes I’m teaching at The Yarn Spot today, I was taking pictures while the light was good for design submissions.

I was using the trusty tools of my trade – knitting needles (no, not for knitting – for blocking!), playing cards (for getting a stitch pattern knit in the round to lie flat and pretty), and a variety of pins and stitch markers.

Since the camera was out, I took a picture, because every once and a while it’s good to notice the small things you use to get to the big things.

Have you went to vote yet?

You should.

Working on Charts

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One of the harder things to do when I’m designing is charts, for both knit or crochet.  Especially for crochet. Because both mediums are so flexible, computers seem to have problems with charting these things out.

It looks okay now, but it took 3 programs to get this the way I wanted it –
And it could still be better.

I’ve been working on updating some of my class worksheets, and have been working on crochet charts to go along with them.  In order to get a chart the way I want it, I often have to hop between several different programs, because none of them do quite what I want them to do.  Such is the way of life I guess.

Has there been a time where you’ve had to kludge something together technologically to get it to do what you want?  What did you have to do?  How did it turn out?

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