"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."
Things are looking good around here.... It's the Holiday season, which is probably my favorite time of the year (if you're not considering the weather and all the germs). I love all the planning and gift buying and cooking and decorations and then the actual day of giving and feasting with the family.... That in and of itself would make it a good time. But, on top of all the Holiday cheer, things are looking good with knitting/designing.... The
Knit Picks Independent Designer Program is [softly] launched, pattern inspiration is flowing freely– in fact the ideas are coming faster than my hands can knit! I'm thinking that isn't really something to complain about. The more ideas, the merrier. Better than writer's block for sure.
I've got big plans for 2010... There should be a few pattern collections coming out, which will be something a little new for me since I tend to publish individual patterns. (All my designs that I will be offering in collection/ebook form will also be available as single pattern downloads if you don't want to commit to a whole collection.) Right now my plan is to have 5 or 6 patterns included in each collection. Collections will have common themes running through them. In some cases it will be a similar piece; for example all hats, all gloves, etc. In other instances it might be small, low yardage knits, or perhaps a specific knitting technique will draw everything together. If all goes well... {fingers crossed} ...the first set of patterns that will be arriving in ebook form is a series of small accessories that are perfect as gift knits. The first pattern from this collection was just recently released on
Ravelry and my
Web site. I present to you....
The Lyre Scarf...
Next up in line is a pair of fingerless mitts. Each of these projects takes 3 skeins of yarn and can be knit in a good solid weekend. All designs in the collection are named after Renaissance instruments... Just for fun.
Another Fiddle Knits pattern will be appearing in Yarn Forward Issue #22. I'm not going to give any hints, until it comes out in February it's Shhh.... all the way. OK, I'll give a little hint... It's an accessory and it's a bulky knit. There. Now I can say no more. Stay tuned here for the announcement of it's arrival on newsstands.
So all this good stuff is happening in the design arena. Personal life ain't so shabby either. Actually, I'm pretty sure that everything is going as well as it is with knitting because the rest of my life is absolutely amazing. I suppose it could in fct be working the other way 'round... but I'd rather go with my first assumption. Right now, at this very moment, I'd like to say that I'm extremely thankful for one person in particular. That one person is my boyfriend Chris.
A lot of my inspiration these days comes from him whether directly or indirectly. He makes me happier than anyone else I've ever known in my life, and as the blog title says, happiness cultivates inspiration... inspiration and the drive to keep pushing forward. Life feels good. :-)
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