Gift Knits Kit Club Gloves Debut

I brought out the gloves I designed for the Gift Knit Kit Club yesterday, and passed them around at the knitting circle at the LYS.  They were a hit!  I was thrilled.  This is the first of the patterns in the exclusive club collection, to be followed by Snuggly Socks, etc. 

Features:
New kit each month including original Liz Marino pattern and premium yarns to make the Gift Knit of the Month, shipped on or about the 15th of the month

Exclusive Liz Marino Club patterns will not be made available to non-club members until 3 months after Club release date

Kits will not be made available retroactively or to non-members

Jan = Straight needle gloves for her (s,m,l)
Feb = Snuggly Socks - adult (men, women)
Mar = Woven-look Purse
Apr = Eco-Friendly Washcloth Gift Pack
May = Holiday Knit-Ahead Hat
June = Yoga Stirrup Socks - one size

No substitutions are available. Color and size is determined by Liz Marino. Each month's kit is the only kit available for that month. Kits are not available retroactively.

Membership will not be automatically renewed for July-Dec. Membership will be opened to current members in April and non-members in May based on availability.

Membership is open to North American mailing addresses only. The price is $27 per month, for a total of $162 USD. Payment must be received in full; no month to month memberships are available.

Thanks for joining this adventure! I can hardly wait!

 

After joining, email me at esliney@yahoo.com with your:

Name
Shipping address

Do this even if they are the same as the ones on your PayPal ID, please, just to confirm! I want to make sure I know how to reach you via email and USPS. If this info is not emailed, your membership will be rejected and your payment will be returned. Thanks!

The Busy Season

It's happened again.  The LYS has its most tempting fibers in the most dreamy colors, and as the leaves turn colors we start lining up the 87 patterns we plan to have finished by the first of the year.

The only problem with that, of course, is that there aren't even 87 days left until the first of the year!  That complicates fulfilling this fantasy, unless we're making tiny projects out of big, bulky yarns.  So, what to do?

Well, as tempting as it is to caffeinate within an inch of my life and knit straight through, my family and dog expect me to spend time with them, my boss thinks I should go to work, and frankly, I'm a total psycho on no sleep.  Instead, it's time for a plan. 

Short of some of those very helpful fairies who help finish my work while I sleep, I need to accept that I'm not gong to finish everything I want to.  Here's what I do:  First, I try to get real about the number of projects.  It makes sense to adjust the priorities and shorten the list. (This is tough when everyone you know asks for knitted stuff for the holidays, but there really is only so much you can do.)  Than I plan my workflow: gifts first, alternating less technical patterns with complex ones.  I check the patterns against stash yarn, and see if I can save myself some shopping time.

Next, I make a queue, alternating big projects with little ones.  When I can't stand one more stitch on the blanket or sweater, it's great to pull out baby booties or a pair of mittens. (There's faster gratification on little projects.) Once I feel good about finishing my (much shorter) gift list, I'll let myself cast on a project for myself.  Then, a few rows on the project for me is a reward for meeting a knitting goal on some other project.

I won't finish everything.  I know me:  I'll keep adding things to my list until New Year's Eve.  But that's part of the fun, really.  I'd hate to wake up one morning and not have twenty things I'd love to knit that day.  I'll get my gifts finished, though.  That's a start.