Don't Cross Me!

I've got a new pattern up!

 Don't Cross Me is now available in my Ravelry shop for $4.99, or you can purchase the PDF through the patterns tab at the top of the this page.

As an added bonus, followers of this blog and members of my Ravelry group can use the coupon code "Censored1" to get 25% of their total purchase when you buy the Don't Cross Me pattern. This discount is running through the end of October, so hurry before it expires!

Now You See It, Now You Don't.

Chameleon Circuit.

Well, here it is. Actually, I lied--the pattern became available yesterday.

One of the most frustrating things about working with illusion patterns is that they can be really hard to photograph.

I whipped up this TARDIS chart over the weekend, and made it available through Ravelry (you can also download it here and read all of the pattern details). It's free, and is intended to be worked into existing patterns as an embellishment of sorts--hats, socks, scarves, etc, rather than as a stand alone. I want to work on a larger, more detailed version, but that will have to wait a little. Too many projects to get off of the needles before work on the book begins in earnest!

Thanks.

Okay, so I didn't quite make it to the September 1 mark, but I just had to say: People are awesome. The FU scarf kind of went viral at the Ravelry level within the first 24 hours, and spent more than a day as the #1 viewed pattern on the site (out of 309,000+) before dropping down to #2. And since I love my stats, here are a few:

Comments: 100
Queues: 265
Projects: 16
Favorites: 657
Downloads: 1013
Knit-a-longs: 3

I also wanted to give a big, huge, massive thank you to Zephyrama on Ravelry, who has been instrumental in helping me fix some of my counting errors, and to everyone else who alerted me to my mistakes. I'm really sorry about that, and I hope to have it all smoothed out here in the next couple of days at the latest. Keep checking the pattern page for updates.

I really was not expecting this many people to like the pattern. I figured ten people might download it on the first day, and that it would slack off from there, but it's still going strong, holding on to the #2 position.

Unsurprisingly, some people have been upset about this pattern. I've been told that I am uncreative, produce trash, and that I should be ashamed of myself. I even had one person say that they are considering quitting ravelry because of the pattern.

Seriously? You would eschew one of the greatest knitting and crochet resources on the web based on a single pattern?

There are 309, 046 other patterns on the site the last time I looked. If it bothers you so much, go knit something else.

Also, this is what the pattern page looks like:

My pattern is a link and an itty bitty thumbnail in the corner. Both the title and the thumbnail are censored. The pattern is flagged as adult content. If you find the censored title of F**k You! offensive, then I suggest you don't click on it. It's that simple. That Mariposa looks lovely, why don't you try it instead?

But I digress. I'm not getting into a flame war. I've got over 1,000 knitters who love it. I'm not going to get upset by three or four people with delicate sensibilities and no common sense, and this is the only time I'm even going to waste my breath mentioning it. Because really, all I have to say is this:

Thank you.

If you would like to download the pattern while it is still free, you can do so here: download now

The Scarf that Shall Not Be Named

Long, long overdue, it's release day for the Super Secret Project, the Scarf that Shall Now Be Named (Warning: foul language ahead).

May I present: Fuck You!

This is a super easy scarf with a big attitude! If you can knit and purl, then you can make this scarf.

Extra wide for extra warmth, it's nice and long. From a frontal perspective, it's a plain-jane stripe--nothing special. But check it out from an angle:
This pattern is based on a project that Fynn works on in The Hanged Man's Ghost, and it's one I've been wanting to make for a while.

Even though it looks complicated, if you can knit and purl, you can make this scarf.

This pattern is available for free via Ravelry download (you will need an account to view the page, but they are free and they won't send you emails or anything).

The Night Wars books (The Hanged Man's Ghost, The Night Shift, and several short stories) are written by Missouri Dalton, and are available for download or purchase from Torquere Press, here. They can also be purchased from Amazon.com.

The pattern is a FREE download via Ravelry.com. Get it here: download now

ETA: This pattern is currently the #1 pattern on Ravelry!! Thanks!