I think that before I throw my latest knitting patterns into the mix, I should give you a brief run-down of the whole sticks and string thing.
I knit. I knit for fun AND profit, as they say. Actually, pretty much just for fun, but it keeps me off the streets, and if I've got needles and yarn in my hands, it means there's less of a chance that I have food in my hands, too.
A friend of mine introduced me to the gentle are of not garrotting or impaling people with twine and sharp spikes in the Summer of 2008 and I was hooked. Well, I was needled. I can't crochet to save myself. (Some of you will get that pun. And for that we thank you.) Not long after that I was inducted into the hallowed halls of Ravelry; a website for knitters, crocheters and other fibre artists that sounds a lot more dull than it really is. What it is is a treasure-trove of patterns, inspiration, community, friendship, and much more fibre-related wonderfulness.
I was inspired to start a knitting blog, initially describing my attempts at fitting in, learning to knit, singing locations, and lots of stained glass windows. (I am nothing if not eclectic in my choice of subjects.) It grew in scope once I started designing my own patterns and although I make it sound much more grandiose than it really is, it's something I really enjoy, and I'm proud to share my creations.
What are these creations? Well, if you click HERE, you'll be taken to the afore-mentioned knitting blog's page containing all my blog pattern links. You can take it from there! What I will do, though, is add a cross post from my knitting blog to here when I have a new pattern up. I thoroughly enjoy knitting, it's a part of who I am, and I think it's right to include some of it here.
(I just have to point out that the inspiration for most of my patterns is alcohol in mostly cocktail form - you'll understand it when you see them. I know. Cake and alcohol. But all things in moderation, and all that!)
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