having a great life in spite of everything

The poll is still up on the KnitMonster site, go vote there for what kind of free patterns you’d like to see more of on KnitMonster. So far, the shawls/wraps category is winning, which isn’t quite what I exected, so it’s a good thing I asked.

Of course, it figures that the one category getting no votes—toys—happens to be what I’m currently working on. But I’m definitely listening, I’m already planning some new patterns, which I hope to have up in the next couple weeks. So fear not, and try not to get too annoyed that I asked and then promptly post something quite the opposite of what everyone wants. I had this going already, and someone out there might like it.

It has occurred to me that the categories are awfully broad. Shawls/wraps—so do you want trianglar, circular, retangular, lace, cables, light-weight, bulky? I can’t promise that if you request something specific that I can knock out a pattern exactly like you want, but hey, I can try. I have plenty of ideas rattling around, so if someone were to ask I’ll just give that idea priority. You can comment here, on the forum at KnitMonster, or use the contact form at KnitMonster. You could even become a KnitMonster fan on Facebook and comment or start a discussion there. Whichever medium you prefer, I gots lots of options.

Of course, it might be that you simply aren’t sure what you want, you’re just looking until you find something that strikes your fancy (I know that’s how I usually go with it). In which case, just keep checking back, and maybe I’ll eventually come up with the incredible “didn’t know you wanted it ’til you saw it” pattern!