I have also done some mental cleaning house as well.  As is often the case, one makes a decision with expectations of a certain outcome.  However, the result rarely meets expectations exactly.  Sometimes it is better, sometimes worse, but almost always different than the intended vision.  Such is the case with my decision so long ago to sell patterns wholesale only.  For reasons too long and convoluted to detail in a single post, I am beginning to offer patterns by download in addition to wholesale.  Not that I want to deny you a post that would rival War & Peace in length, but I still have to clean under the beds and tackle the paper mountain that is our computer desk.  I have priorities and sleeping sometime between now and going to work tomorrow is one of them.

Over the future days, or if I’m truthful weeks, I’ll be adding more “add to cart” buttons to more patterns.  But for today, I’ve begun with these. 

Bois Blanc
Split hem and welted details make this a fun sweater to wear. While virtually no finishing and bulky weight yarn make it a quick piece to knit. The pattern is sized from 34.5” to 50.25”. Knit in the round with bulky weight yarn and US 10.5 (6.5mm) needles.
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Woven Waves
Toe-up socks with an easy to memorize and fun to knit stitch pattern. The unique gusset placement on the sole of the sock adds interest without changing the overall fit of the sock. The pattern is written for double point needles and the two-circular method. The socks are worked with US2 (2.75mm) needles and fingering weight yarn.
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K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Scowl)
A great accessory for the cold winter months, this combination cowl and scarf knits up quickly. Since the skill level is for an advanced beginner, it is a wonderful pattern for all knitters. One size fits all, it uses approximately 220 yds (200 m) of DK weight yarn and a US 5 (3.75mm) 16? circular needle.
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In the meantime, I hear a dust bunny calling my name in the spare bedroom.

I’ve also come to enjoy the support that comes from comments and emails generated by blogging.  While the mentoring to publish my patterns came from a local source, the fortitude to pursue it came from all of you telling me to hang in there and go for it.  People I have never met, believing in me and my dream.  It is enough to make me a little teary.  I’d go for full on teary but I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to adequately explain it to my husband.  Then I’d spend the next half hour trying to convince him that he can’t fix it or make me stop.

Because of your support, I am able to let you know that my shawl is now available for sale here, here, and here (next week), as well as soon to be announced others*.  I cannot believe how much effort goes into bringing design notes into a pattern that anyone can use.  But it was worth every wrong turn, every dropped stitch, and every typo I had to find and correct.  

I can’t wait to see what you do with it.  Ailsa is already thinking it should be knit in fine lace weight.  It has also been suggested by some that adding beads would be a nice touch.  I whole heartedly agree.  I am betting that you are going to make something wonderful with it.

*FAQ’s:  Why not offer it as a download?  The pattern doesn’t fit on 8.5 x 11 paper, atleast not without requiring several rolls of tape to piece the charts together.   While that might make the invisible tape manufacturers really happy, I’ve never met a knitter that would agree. 

Why not sell it direct?  Believe me, I have paced back and forth thinking this over so much that husband now has easy access to the crawl space below our house.  At the end of it, two reasons prevailed.  First, and most logical, competing with your customers isn’t good business practice.  Second, and most personal, this shawl wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for my LYS.  The internet provides wonderful access to those without a LYS, but it doesn’t replace them.  To have a place to look, learn, and laugh is a good thing.

Available here