I’m super excited to release my first pattern of 2012, the Freemans Alley Mitts!
I’m sure it’s no surprise that this pattern uses my favorite Koigu KPPPM yarn and that I worked in a way to use not one but three of their awesome colors. The mitts you see above shade from a mostly-purple color, through a mostly-reddish-fuchsia, to a mostly-orange color. So pretty!
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I think I’d known Dave for about a month when he first asked me to knit him a sweater. He has a thing for silly sweaters and as we talked about what kind of sweater he wanted, we came up with the idea to knit all our pets into it. How’s that for silly? In fact, he floated the idea that he get a sweater covered in dachshunds and that Arnold should get one covered in Daves. I may still knit that sweater for Arnold actually . . .
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Remember when I told you that I’d gotten divorced? Well part of the reason I felt like I had to “tell the blog” about it now is because of that hot guy up there making the adorable kissy face. That’s Dave. Today is our 6 month anniversary. I’m totally head-over-heels in love with this man, and I want you all to know about him!
We met online when I contacted him back in July, and we’re been spending all our free time together ever since. There are so many amazing things about him that I love, it’s hard to know where to start. My favorite thing about him is his enthusiasm: he gets so excited about new ideas, or plans, or even something silly we’re watching on YouTube . . . it’s infectious! As is his laugh, which is huge and booming and totally impossible to keep a straight face when you’re hearing it. He’s got the biggest heart of anyone I’ve ever met. He loves Arnold as much as I do (maybe even more) and Arnold loves him right back just as much. He’s a nerd like I am, and a house buff, and into the arts and handmade stuff. He’s quirky and funny and honest and hard-working.
I love you Dave. Thank you for 6 wonderful months so far, and thank you in advance for the rest of our lives. I know we’ll have challenges and everything won’t always be perfect, but I know we’ll support eachother through anything and everything. Together we’re stronger than either one of us is apart (and we’re both pretty damn strong, so that says a lot!). You are my everything.
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Oh and the hat he’s wearing? Yes I knit it for him. I’ll tell you all about it in another post. And don’t bother telling me about the sweater curse, I know all about it! I not only knit him an originally-designed colorwork hat (like two months into dating!), but I’m also working on an original pullover for him. Yeah that’s right, we’re looking the sweater curse in the face and telling it “we don’t believe in you!”
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stockinette Madelinetosh from an upcoming design
Things have been hectic the last couple of weeks as I’ve settled down into freelancing full time and have been trying to work out what exactly that means. I think I may have figured it out, but part of figuring this stuff out is knowing that when you’re working for yourself, things can and do change constantly!
One of the best parts of freelancing is getting to do random things during regular working hours that I wouldn’t be able to if I had a full-time job. Last month I attended a hackathon (which is when people get together to work on coding projects together during a marathon session lasting anywhere from a few hours to several days straight) that took place in the middle of the day on a Thursday, and the team I was on took third place! It was super fun, I made some great contacts, and I think I learned a bit too. In 2012, I want to do way more of that type of thing, as well as schedule time to exercise and write patterns and submit designs.
In an effort to figure out what things I should spend time on, I’ve been working on a resolution/goal list and wanted to post it here to not only share with you but also to keep myself accountable. Here’s what I have so far:
That last one probably seems random in there, but for the last few weeks I’ve been getting tons of breakouts . . . and I started noticing tiny wrinkles about 2 years ago. My skin is pretty sensitive and I really suck at being responsible about it, so I’m making it a priority this year. I already started in with a new routine which will probably evolve, but so far seems to be working better than “just do whatever I feel like it” which is what I was doing before.
Speaking of which, it’s random product review time!
I just started using the Neutrogena Wave gadget and so far, I really like it! I had considered buying one of those brushes you see everywhere but I not only didn’t want to shell out for it, I was also afraid that it would irritate my skin.
When I bought the Wave I thought it was sort of like a junior version of a brush, but it turns out it’s really not. The Wave isn’t meant to exfoliate, just clean. The little gizmo vibrates while you wash your face, which apparently makes the soap go down into your pores and get all the gunk out. I wasn’t really sure I was buying the pitch, but after using it just once I was sold!
My skin felt cleaner than I could ever expect, and it wasn’t red or irritated at all. The Wave left my whole face with a healthy “glow” that’s hard to describe, but is really really satisfying to see in the mirror. The tighter, tingly feeling is like what my skin feels like after using a scrub, but without the sort of raw/delicate feeling that a scrub leaves me with.
I’m going to keep washing my face with this thing until I run out of the 2-week supply of pads it came with, and will report back with what I find after prolonged use!
In the meantime, back to working on this pattern . . . I can’t wait to show you guys what I’ve been working on!
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And totally neglecting the blog!
Rest assured that cool things are coming soon. Here’s an idea of what I’m talking about:
Yes that’s right, new colors of Loreley Kits will be hitting the site soon (and if you’re in NYC, Knitty City has at least 12 kits in stock as of yesterday!). I’ve got something new planned for them . . . stay tuned!
And that’s not all I’m announcing next week . . . I’ll also have a new pattern for you! It may or may not be the Freemans Alley Mitts:
Which may or may not by done in Koigu. Oh, who am I kidding, they’re obviously done in Koigu!
I know, I know, I’m such a tease. But in a fun way, right? Right?!?
Happy New Year to everyone, I’ll see you on the other side!
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