No, I haven't dropped off the face of the earth...

So, it's been a while - almost two months. But like I said in the last post, I'm trying to figure out where to go with my non-school psych life. I threw out a few options: freelance writing, photography, knitting design, maybe even some travel stuff thrown in there for good measure. So I don't know if this is going to be a strictly knitting and crochet blog anymore. But I will start with what I've been doing, fiber arts-wise.

I've gotten plenty of knittting projects done since February. Jenna's dress is finally done - although now, it doesn't belong to Jenna. She has declared that she doesn't like dresses anymore - too girly, I suppose. Now it's Nicole's, and luckily she loves it. I'm also making here next one, and another after that. Jenna's willing to wear sweaters, though.

What have I done for myself lately? Well, there's this pullover from Custom Knits by Wendy Bernard (one of the best knitting books around, IMHO):



And now the emphasis is on vacation and gift knitting. At least two of my projects are aimed at having something for our trip to Hawaii in late July, and I'm making three different gifts for friends and family. One is actually a combination of vacation and gift - a table runner for my friend in Kauai. More pictures will be forthcoming!

New Beginnings

I've had to make a very difficult decision during these past few months. Maybe it was hubris to start a freelance copywriting business for fiber art companies in the middle of a recession, but that's exactly what I did.

So now, I've decided to end that business, KnitWit Copywriter, because it just isn't the time to make it happen. It may never be, but for the time being, I'm setting it aside and will instead pursue knitting and crochet, and try my hand at design, especially for my two girls, Jenna and Nicole. Designing for a six and soon to be eight year old will be a much less intimidating start than trying to do something Norah Gaughan can do wonderfully in her sleep.

I'm also going to be doing more with travel and fiction writing, as well as photography, so stayed tuned! It's going to be a fun and interesting next step.

Happy New Year (and I'm still here)

Whoa...what happened? Half of November and all of December whizzed by, and I didn't even know about it! Holidays have something to do with that, of course, but I've also had some personal family-related stuff to deal with, too.

So as far as knitting is concerned, I gave up on the blanket and restarted my Charlotte's Web shawl, which I'm getting through with amazing progress. I also tried to finish two other shawls. Obviously, I'm in a lacy/shawly mood now, not to mention some full-fledged garments with lace patterns.

More to come, very soon!