My website is finally live! Go check it out and tell me what you think.
Now I just have to work on getting more of my patterns up there.
I've been extremely busy with knitting work lately, but unfortunately almost none of it is for my own line. However, I have been working on some cool stuff. I have a pattern coming out for J. Knits, and also did some pattern-writing for Knit Picks. (Not really my own design. Basically they sent me a sketch and some yarn, and I swatched it, did the calculations, and wrote up the pattern, which they're sending to a test knitter.)
The coolest thing I've been working on is still hush-hush, which is torturing me a bit, because I hate having a secret. Especially a really awesome secret.
The most pressing deadlines I've been under are mostly over, so I'm hoping that I can get my Rapunzel sweater finished and up for sale soon. I'm re-doing part of the front & back of the sample, because my first pass at it didn't have the wide neck of the original, which I think is an attractive element of the design.
I also have another pattern to finish writing, and some tech editing to do.
And then there's my day job. I've come to like my day job. But it's just a job. A day job. It's perfectly pleasant and I think I'm even sort of good at it (or would be, if they would give me more hours, except that I don't want more hours, because the knitting is what I really care about). But it's my day job. Hey, it pays the bills, much more than the knitting work at the moment.
But fame and fortune is right around the corner. Right?
Congratulations Alison!
Posted by: Ellen | April 24, 2008 at 10:49 AM
All in due time....the website looks really wonderful.
Posted by: PumpkinMama | April 24, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Right.
Posted by: Ruth | April 24, 2008 at 03:23 PM
Yay!
This is just the beginning and the future looks really, REALLY bright. Congratulations and looking forward to more. (Yay!)
Posted by: Eileene | April 25, 2008 at 06:28 PM
I love it! Can't wait for Rapunzel!
Posted by: Michele | April 27, 2008 at 09:33 AM
Hooray! You're live on the air! :-D
It looks spiffy. Congrats! :-)
Posted by: Beth S. | April 28, 2008 at 03:29 PM
Wow, you have lots of balls in the air. Pretty good juggling I would say and you are feeding your creative passion.I cannot wait until the secret is no longer a secret. BTW, I am going to Rhinebeck this year, as well as the MA and NH wool and sheep shows.
Posted by: Sally | April 28, 2008 at 05:15 PM
The site looks great! Are you going to NH?
Posted by: Kat with a K | May 04, 2008 at 09:56 PM