Well, I decided that I really don’t like the DK alpaca yarn for Dani’s Legwarmers – so it’s out. Not to be included in the final pattern. I think I’ll do a different leg warmer pattern using the alpaca…………humm.

The draft pattern is off to my test knitters – yeah! Hopefully I’ve done my job well and the final pattern will be ready to go “live” very soon.

I’m also writing a page for my blog to showcase my patterns. Watch for the tab to appear . The links will take you to my web site where my patterns can be purchased. I’ve been very encouraged by knitters response to my patterns and more are in the planning stages.

Cheers! Jean

Another patten is up for sale – yeah! Introduced in Mar 2008 exclusively though Wooly Wonka Fibers, my sock pattern Vallisneria is now available for direct sale both on Ravelry and my web site.

I am really happy with this pattern – I enjoyed designing and knitting it and the sea shell colorway – and really, really want to wear my “sample” pair. Since I will be using my sample pair for showing the pattern to LYSs (hopefully to add to the patterns they sell), it’s better if I don’t wear this pair. I know I should just make myself a pair for wearing but right now I want to get more patterns completed.

The yarn I used, Wooly Wonka Fiber’s Bamboo/Merino blend is fabulous to work with. I’m looking forward to doing another sock design I have in mind using the Carmen Miranda colorway.

After some careful consideration I felt “Vallisneria” needed new photographs. So I enlisted my DH help, he’s a much better photographer than I am. What do you think? I like these new photos.

Tomorrow I will be concentrating on getting Dani’s Legwarmers finished and then on to the next pattern. This is all so exciting!

Cheers! Jean

I can honestly say I am so glad to be able to focus on my knitting again. It took this past week to get the trial out of my mind so I could concentrate on something else. Serving on a jury really does impact your life in unexpected ways.

The first project on my list for completion is the pattern for Dani’s Legwarmers – yeah! I am doing some new swatches, mostly to recheck what I had done when creating the original pair. While I did take notes at the time, what I pulled out to write a pattern from left something to be desired. Since deciding to focus on expanding my pattern line my note taking has improved greatly.

Here’s a few pictures of the new swatches. The purple, green & red are done with Cherry Tree Hill Supersock. The brown & pink are with Inca Alpaca knit at a DK or light worsted gauge. I haven’t decided yet if I like that gauge. I also decided to do the sizing by calf circumference rather than by child/adult S/M & M/L as I had originally planned.

My photography is getting a little better too, I think. For now I’m sticking with my little Sony and will keep practicing with the Canon.

And best of all – I am planning on having this pattern ready for release in early July – which is right around the corner! I’ll be making it available as a PDF download both on my web site and Ravelry. Watch for it

Cheers! Jean