Every once in a while I manage to surprise myself, and today is one of those days. I have, in fact, taken the time to write up and format the Fascine Socks pattern. This isn’t, in fact, quite that big a deal. I have a handful of patterns with that very same status. Stitch in Thyme Socks, Estrella Bella, Organika Socks, and Scallopine, with a couple more typed, but not formatted. It’s the sending out to be test knit that I get hung up on, and I worry myself to death about whether they’re “good enough”.
Yesterday I wrote up the pattern, last night I asked for test knitters, and today I actually sent it out. Be still my heart.
Thank you to the five readers who offered to test knit the pattern for me. I can’t say it enough!
I’ll be offering up the patterns for the socks for free, they’re really just stitch patterns incorporated into a sock, and no real “designing” went into them. So, I figure it’s kind of like a public service to those who don’t have access to the vast library of stitch bibles that I do. If and when I come up with ideas that needed more work than that, or are designs I charted myself, I’ll charge a fee. The same with the very basic cowls like Scallopine and Autumn Arches (which is already available on Ravelry).
Maja, on the other hand, will be a pay pattern when I finally get it written up. I worked really hard to put all the different elements together, which is one reason it’s not written up yet… I can’t be sure until I crochet it again exactly what I did and how. You can be sure I’ll write it down at that point. I want to redo it anyway, this time half again as wide so it’s firmly in the stole category.
Binding off on the Fascine socks while waiting at the coffee shop.
I take all of this as a sign that, mentally, I’m moving forward in thinking of myself as a legitimate business person and budding designer. This is good.
