Exciting News

Tuesday I was appoved to sell my patterns on Ravelry. The gauntlet pattern is up there too now.

Gauntlets Galore

I have finished writting out my gauntlet pattern. I am pretty happy with it being my first really complex pattern and a lace one at that.

Big news I have opened an Etsy Store. kgiffen.etsy.com

There is only my gauntlet pattern for now but I have hopes to add more, and stitch markers too

This blog also has side links to all my patterns.

Currently I am knitting away on an entralac hat for Bethy. I am doing the last bit of ribbing. I really like the pattern and would like to try it in a different gauge for an adult size.

Notes on Ruffles

Notes on Ruffles is up. A basic gist of how to make a ruffled skirt. Because I would make changes to how I knit Bethy's Skirt I added it as a Free Pattern to Ravelry.
What is really exciting to see is that people seam to really like it. Close to 80 people have called the pattern a favorite.

I also just finished writing up the Gauntlet pattern. Maybe I will need a test knitter just to check out the bugs.

Still it is nice to be excited about my patterns again.

2009 update

Wow 2 months since I wrote anything here. Not that I meant to go this long but we had a bit of a Chaotic holiday season. Still finished several projects and have started several more. I have been busy focusing on ways to save money, loose weight and be more organized. Still I have been doing a lot of knitting especially with Josh needing gall bladder surgery.

Still a happy 2009 to all

Finding a Balance

Still waiting to hear about my sweater, but I haven't blogged in a bit. As always I am trying to find balance in my life. A balance between what I want to do and what I need to do. I need to do laundry, clean my bathroom and pick up my daughters toys but I don't want. I want to work on my projects, designs, start new ones, and keep up my ever so bust social life. You know you actually have a social life when you have to stop and think about how many groups or activities you are involved in. All this while still doing all the prep for the holidays and focus on my goals of living a healthier life style.
Some days I feel like I can do it all and other day I feel over whelmed and want nothing more then to sit in my PJs and knit all day while watching cartoons with my little one.
Awe its a daily challenge to try and find the balance in my life.

Still Waiting

So I am still waiting its been a few weeks and I haven't heard back from knitpicks so I am figuring that is a good thing. One of the nice things is I have found a professional photographer for my knitting. Susanne Jenemann who if you are in Tacoma does beautiful work. http://tacomababyphoto.wordpress.com/

She was doing Pumpkin pics for the moms group and I got a few higher quality images of the green sweater as well.

Submitted

Well, today I got inspired to submit the pattern I have been working on writing up to knitty. I am hoping it will be good enough to get published and if not its back to the original plan to self publish this on ravelry. My spring lace cardigan is still in the process of being edited and I hope to get some better photo. I have high aspiration for this sweater. It is the first sweater I have ever designed and knitted up. I feel more connected to it then with other patterns I am working on.

Survived & My new baby Fix

I survived teaching my very first knitting class. It went off better then expected. My only issue was I arrived an hour early. Well if that doesn't do a number on your nerves waiting. Still it gave me a chance to sit and relax catch up on some reading.

I also got my new baby fix in. Five of the moms I know all had babies this past week and I have been to visit three of them. You forget how little they are when chasing a two year old.

Nerves

Tomorrow is it. I teach my first class and I am a little nervous. I have confidence I can do it but still the nerves are there. I have tried not to think about it though I am going to need to write out some basic instructions. So I should be doing that instead of playing around on-line.
Still I am excited to see how it goes.

Peaceful morning

Every SAHM should be lucky enough to have a toddler who likes to sleep in. Its 9:00 and just now am I hearing sounds coming from her bed room. I have got an hour of knitting time in this morning no TV, no Bethy, no distractions. I am working on another new project. I think my favorite part of knitting is strating new projects. Leg warmers for my neice and they are breezing by. I should be able to finish the first one this weekend.

I checked out the local knitting guild meeting last night. Other then being the youngest one there I really enjoyed hearing what everyone was making and up. I plan to go back next month.