A month, a-new

Several false starts to this update. I guess I have a lot to say and don't know where to start. I'll be more brief, simple.

Thank you to those who have purchased my pattern on Rav. It has really made my day and I am grateful for the opportunity to share my ideas and to have others have beautiful things as a result. It has inspired me to undo the backlog of projects/patterns/gifts and make some small, tentative steps forward. Thank you too to Miss Doom for her help on things technical. I am so grateful for your friendship, sometimes I get all teary-eyed at my good fortune. This goes for a few others among you too of course...but MD spent 2 hours on the phone trouble-shooting with me so I owe her huge huge thanks!

K. Knittsy things. My mom's birthday socks are coming along nicely. After the 3 frogged versions, I've finally hit on the execution of the design that I am satisfied with. The name is proving more of a challenge than normal though. I feel like calling them 'Cosmos' socks, the swirling pattern makes me think of the universe at large, swirling around the vastness of space. That may be too opaque a name though. Suggestions? I'm going to post it on Rav under 'birthday socks' until I decide what to call them.

I've also finished the first of MD's Elfin House Slippers. I hate grafting a lot so I've redesigned it to reduce the stitching to the barest (essential) bones. It's kind of a boring knit but they look so cute when done it's worth the plod.

The Baby Yoda sweater I made was well received by my co-worker this week. I'm so excited that it has gone to a good home.