The past few months have been nuts. I'm usually full into knitting frenzy for fall by this time of year, but I'm woefully behind and just starting to get back into the swing of things.
I've been needing to do some self nurturing, so I spent some time last week making myself a new pair of socks. This week, I'm going to take stock, make sure everything I have completed is listed in my etsy shop, and make an up-to-date list of what colors and fibers I've got available.
I've had some time over the past couple of months to work on some ideas, so I'm glad of that. I finished a pattern for footies last week and have my first pair completed, and I hope to be adding more of those to my shop. With how popular ballet flats are, I hope these appeal to someone!
As soon as September hit, sales and orders started coming in. It's been a fun two weeks, and even more fun is the cooler weather outside.
Of course, it's still getting into the 90s during the day, but it's such a relief to go outside in the evenings when it drops into the 60-70s. I'm overcome with the desire to knit stockings, socks for myself, and sweaters. Project ADD has consumed me and I have half a dozen things on the needles.
As I mentioned in my last post, I've been making an effort to turn over my stash, and trying use up more yarn than I usually do before making another purchase. I've gotten to the point, now, where I'm down to a few colors of my stock tabi yarn, and I'm trying to decide how to proceed.
I've been trying to fill my shop for the holiday season, but it's tough to feel motivated to do that when things are soooo sloooow during the anti-knit season. I've been sticking with it, making breaks for my own projects and experiments, trying not to burn out, and have made pretty good progress. I'd hoped to have more listings, but I still did better than I expected.
It's now to the point where I should start ordering more yarn, but I'm a bit stuck on colors, even after looking at color and fashion predictions for the fall. I know I need some more traditionally feminine colors (purples, pinks), and came to realize that I need more greens (which I'm totally not feeling), earthy tones, blues, and yellows.
I just need to shake up the whole set, and that's tough for me. I've spent the past few weeks poking at the Pantone Fall Color Report, and it really gave me a place to jump off, and I encourage anyone currently struggling with color to check it out. What colors are looking for this winter and fall?
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