Good news!!

I'm having a really good day today because I found out that my En Fuego Shawl pattern was accepted into Knit Picks Independent Designer Program and I couldn't be happier!  It's been an interesting journey from the time I submitted the pattern to the time it was accepted including spending a lot of time on the pattern itself (lots & lots & lots of tinkering) and knitting the sample to send to Knit Picks.  During that time we also moved into a house and I spent some time in Fort Worth (which I often type as a combination of both words "Forth").  I think that all this activity at the end of September & beginning of October really wore me out.  The sad part being that I've only just realized the toll all of this took on me.  The good news is that I'm starting to feel recovered and as a result I'm back working on what I call my "panel shawl".  I've fixed the charts and only have a couple of more things to figure out on it before I finish knitting and write up the pattern.  Now if only those "couple of things" would work themselves out quickly.... 

My "home office" + Merlin

 I also have a vague idea of a cowl design I want to do, but I'm going to wait until I finish up this shawl.  Now, while I haven't been working on my "panel shawl", I have been working on my Entrelac scarf (which I'm totally loving).  I don't have any good pictures of it yet, but I anticipate a photo shoot in the near future.  I'm actually really thankful that I've had this scarf to work on because it's kept me knitting and it feels good to move a project forward.  Let me leave you with a photo of Arthur and the "panel shawl".  He loves a good knit, but they always seem to tucker him out :o)

P.S. My pattern isn't on Knit Picks site yet.  I'll let you know when it's officially for sale on their site!