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Nearly yearly update

Hi, everyone. I’ve been a lot more active as a test knitter than a designer as of late. I’ve been enjoying making myself tops that actually fit me properly – sadly, it can be trickier than you’d expect as a fat crafter. Shown here are my Cottage Living Jumper from Victoria Marchant Knits (who I’m posing with in the photo – we met for the first time in person this past March at the East Anglia Yarn Festival) and my Staple Tank from Perfectly Knotted, using Sister Ananse Yarn. I figured I’d also show off a beautiful hat pattern (the Northern Attitude Beanie, also from Perfectly Knotted) that I enjoyed test knitting so much, I made it twice!

A close-up of the top of the aqua Northern Attitude Beanie. You can see the lifted crown increases, and the cerise stripes contrasting with the main aqua yarn. The ribbed brim is thick and cosy.
A side view of me wearing the multicoloured Northern Attitude Beanie. You can see the cream stripes on the crown and how the brim covers my ears entirely, keeping me warm and cosy.
A photo of me and Victoria at the East Anglia Yarn Festival! I dyed my hair blue, green and yellow to match my jumper, which Victoria designed. Victoria is wearing a pastel green linen dress topped with her own design, a pastel green lace cardigan.
I'm standing in a 3/4 view facing the camera, wearing a brightly coloured, variegated knitted tank top (the Staple Tank by Claire Jackson/Perfectly Knotted) in shades of yellow, green, orange, and pink, with splashes of black. The tank top has black ribbing around the collar, armholes, and bottom hem. My arms are open wide and I am smiling.

Since I have been not focused on designing patterns, I decided to fully close down my Patreon page. It had been inactive (not charging anything) for well over a year, so I thought the time had come to close it for good. I left my Ko-fi open as a tipping option, but honestly, I’m not expecting payments from anyone at all. I appreciate everyone who supported me while I was actively designing.

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Post-marathon roundup

Thanks everyone for helping to make Summer Games Done Quick such a success! We raised over $21,000 for the Organization for Autism Research in a little over 60 hours.

I made lots of prizes for this marathon, and didn’t get a chance to spotlight them on this blog individually; however, you can view them all on Ravelry by clicking the links on the Finished Video Game Items Master List. I’m so glad to have helped support an amazing charity!

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Commissions open again

As of August 1, 2011, I am now re-opened for commissions. I still have quite a large queue, but now that I have finished my marathon work for SDA’s Summer Games Done Quick (which benefits the Organization for Autism Research), I will plow through them the way I should! Please be aware that it may take me anywhere from three to four months to start working on any new commissions. I will be working hard to update this blog regularly once again and making my progress known.

Thank you for being so patient and understanding. On with the knitting!

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Slowdown

This Saturday, I’m leaving for a month. Where am I going? England! 🙂 I will be living with my fiancĂ© and trying to get as many things sorted out as possible. We’re getting married this autumn, so the more I accomplish now, the easier things will be for the both of us when it’s time for me to actually move.

What does this mean with regards to commissions? I’m still accepting them, and updating my queue. The thing is, there may be more of a delay than I had at first told you because of my travelling. I am going to focus on the European commissions while I am in England, because it will be faster for European customers to receive them from there. My queue page will be rearranged to reflect this. No one has been forgotten or ignored. If I finish all of the European commissions during my month stay, I will work on the North American ones again; I won’t stall on your projects just because I’m in the UK.

Thank you all for supporting me by ordering items, spreading the word about my site, or even just reading my blog. It means so much to me to help support myself by doing something I truly love, and something that I hope makes others happy.

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Clinging to my head

I finished making another katamari hat!

Katamari hat!

This one is nearly identical to the hat I made for Speed Demos Archive‘s Awesome Games Done Quick. The only difference is that this one has eight bumps instead of seven, which (in my opinion) fills the hat out better. Also, this hat took exactly one skein of Vanna’s Choice Baby yarn, in the colorway Sweet Pea. I think it’s the perfect shade for the green katamari ball! The Ravelry project page for this hat is here.

(Vanna White is “America’s favorite crocheter”, did you know that?)

My next project follows the katamari vein–I am going to make the Prince of All Cosmos! But while I am making more progress in my customer queue, I will also be making a few small prizes for SDA’s emergency charity event, Japan Relief Done Quick. Yes, that means you can win some of my plushies for donating at least $5 to charity! I will post more details here about the marathon when things are more firmed up. It will take place April 7 – 10, so save the dates, watch some great speedruns, and help us raise money for Doctors Without Borders as they aid the Japanese people in the aftermath of the earthquakes and tsunami.

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