Well, the knitting pattern book I worked so hard on is out, and I'm spending a rainy afternoon uploading the pattern info to my designer page on Ravelry.com. The photos {not taken or styled by me} are embarrassing crap. Really. Here it is on Amazon:
Handmade Underground: Knitwear
This was a very unpleasant experience for me, as the packager, Elwin St. Books, chopped up and butchered my patterns after I submitted them. Removed descriptions of unusual techniques, shot things without showing important detail, etc. The technical editor dumbed down stitches because she told me "she couldn't wrap her mind around them". Oh My Fucking God. So what's in the book is different from what I submitted, and different from my samples. If you're a beginner knitter, you may not know the difference, but it's not supposed to be like that. I did what I could. Sorry. It was completely out of my hands. I wrote 10 original patterns just for this book, and because I complained vigorously about the presentation and over-editing, the co-author credit was taken away from me, and given to Melissa Halvorson, who has just three of her old patterns in it, not even written for the book.
They still used one of my designs for the cover, though. Thanks.
I had to hire a lawyer to get my knitted samples back. Yes, it cost a lot of money.
Such is life. Avoid book packagers. Self publish or work directly with a reputable publisher.
But they are my ten patterns, and there they are. I will be uploading them for sale individually, on Ravelry or my website over the next few weeks as I complete the .pdfs. The way they SHOULD be presented, In other words, written CORRECTLY and with beautiful, detailed pictures that show what the pieces are supposed to look like.
