Today was supposedly a snow day – not that you would know it from where I was standing.  Michael stayed home though, which meant I was super productive – by the end of the day my brain hurt something fierce.  Mostly, my head has been buried as I have several design due-dates, both personal and professional I’m trying to meet before the wedding.  It may very nearly kill me.

On a higher note, yesterday I went to The Yarn Spot for the first time in forever.  I was sick, and planning the wedding and… well, just run down.  It was SO GOOD to see people I hadn’t seen in forever.  I need to get there more.

Much to my surprise I found that Victoria had arranged for the most wonderful gesture for me – I was nearly beside myself.  There, on the table, was my sample (the one I crocheted for Classic Elite).  Victoria had made sure to be the first store in the trunk show when the pattern went out.  There I am, dopey happy grin on my face, copy of the pattern in my hand, and crochet top (which I thought I’d never see again – samples are not typically returned to the designer) in my hands.

I was beyond myself.

Anyway, this is the unofficial way of announcing that my crochet pattern with Classic Elite is now out.  The collection is called Surf’s Up #9213, and it’s available for purchase at your local yarn shop.  The pattern is called Newport.

I’ll talk more about it in the next few days.

For now?  I’ve got a dopey grin pasted on my face.  My LYS loves me.