Oh dear. I was overcome by this idea and very quickly knitted it, wrote the design, worked out some tricky ideas about the finishing, photographed myself in front of my front door (the traffic control guy was amused,) edited photos, uploaded them, designed and saved a pdf, and loaded it into my ravelry store.
And just like pie, which isn't really easy after all, it's available.
The knitting was the easiest part of all that work. It's a very quick and yet, I think, impressive-to-non-knitters neck warmer/cowl/collar secured with a vintage clip-on earring. The earring makes it super easy to adjust how it's worn. Click here to see it as a full-on collar, not a look that is not good for me, how shall I say it, AT ALL. But for some people it would be utterly adorable that way. And here is how freakin' cute it would look in a gift box for someone you really like.
$ 3
Thank you all so much for your interest in my knitting patterns. It's always so much fun to see your interpretations. I'm honored.
p.s. I have always charged $4.50 for each pattern, regardless of the work that went into it or the difficulty of the pattern for the user. Now I'm doing a little market research, and as part of that the Pico pattern, and the Babushkita pattern, are now $3 each. I'm trying out what some designers are doing with their simpler patterns. It's a balance between the work I put into things and the price the market will bear given the impression a pattern makes (for example, a person might think they can make it themselves?) These are all guesses, but anyway I am trying this for a little while to see if I find a different balance.
Simple and fun, yet elegant too.
Perfect.
Posted by: suse | October 11, 2008 at 05:04
This is so stylish and simple. And I agree--pie is hard!!!
Posted by: Heather | October 12, 2008 at 14:50
Very cute and cozy.
Posted by: Cassy | October 13, 2008 at 09:12