Project Pattern

Yesterday I spent most of the day making patterns for my knitting case and knitting tote. Although I did spends some time playing with the website as well. Previous to this I individually measured and cut each piece of the case and tote every time I made one. But if by some miracle this whole thing works out and people actually want some of these I don't want to have to do that. So I started with plain printer paper so I could measure out each piece accurately. Some of the pieces were pretty simple but a few are a bit on the large side and required a couple of sheets taped together to get the whole thing. This took me quite a while (think 4-5 hours) because I was trying to be very careful and there were over 20 different pieces. The next step is to cut those same patterns out of Pattern Ease (a thin, semi-transparent material that can be used repeatedly without falling apart and holds up to pinning well). That will be easier than the paper because it is a wide material so there won't be any taping, plus I already did all the tedious measuring. This will just be cutting around the piece I already have. Then I'm hoping to make a couple of each (case and tote) with the patterns to make sure they are correct and don't need any adjustments. Then I will also have some sample to experiment with taking pictures of to see what will work/look the best on the site.

In web site news people seem to prefer the version of the website that I came up with last. The first couple I made were based a lot on pages that I've seen on the web. An idea from that one, an idea from this one. But the one people seem to like the most I thought of up one night while I was lying in bed not falling asleep. In my head it's a lot fancier than what it ends up being because I don't know how to do art on the computer. Anne had a friend of hers make a logo for the site which is awesome, but I just don't have the talent for making other stuff. It's frusterating to have ideas, but have no way to get them out of your head. I'm no good at drawing either with paper and pencil or in a computer program.