At the moment the priorities in my life are God, Nathan, family, friends, music, knitting, other stuff. Knitting has been keeping me sane in the crazy busy-ness of life right now. One advantage to my long commute to school is that the 40 min leg of the trip on BART is prime time for working on knitting projects. I bring a project with me pretty much everywhere I go and I’ve been able to get a lot done. I’ve really surprised myself because I’ve managed to make huge progress on my Holiday gifts. I’ve only got one and a half things left to go!
On top of that, knitting is starting to bring in extra income. I’m working on a custom pair of gloves for a woman who came into K2TOG looking for someone she could hire. My boss referred her to me and she wants two pairs at a price that’s worth it for me. And I’ve had two people request that I make them knit items that they would pay me for.
I’m considering putting some effort into selling my knitting, maybe opening an Etsy store or something. I’m gonna see how things go with the glove thing and maybe put some extra effort into things once Christmas break starts.
Most of my knitting is up on Ravelry, but here are a few highlights of what I’ve been doing:
Easy Flame Lace Scarf – Malabrigo Laceweight (Pattern from Knit & Tonic)
Dashing – Cascade Venezia (Pattern from Knitty.com) For Nathan
(The first one is actually completed, but I don’t have an updated picture yet)
Two-Ball Touch Me Hat – Meunch Touch Me Due
Felted Bowl – Crystal Palace Taos – Christmas Gift
(Before Felting – It’s been felted and is currently drying)
Lastly, I have to gush about Ravelry. I absolutely LOOOOOVE this site! I’ve got all my current in-progress and all my new projects listed. I did an inventory of my needles, and I’ve been keeping track of my knitting books and stash. It’s so helpful for finding patterns and people’s notes and experiences with particular patterns. It’s one of my favorite websites now. Here’s evidence of myRavelry love (and my birthday presents from my family as a little extra).
January 14, 2008 at 7:37 am
How about some figure skate booties?