Red Letter Day
Yesterday was a good day.
To start, the Boy and I officially started our first house hunting and went to our inaugural home showing! It's exciting and a bit overwhelming at the same time, but good.
Then I found out after a delayed wait that my pattern has been accepted by Debbie Stroller for her new Advanced Stitch n' Bitch book! I can't even pretend to be nonchalant - I'm soooo excited! My first knitting book and what I learned to knit from was the original SnB book. I just makes it extra cool to me that I'm now in one, kinda like full circle.
I'm also leaving today for a long needed trip to visit back home, yeay! See the fam, visit old friends, see some of the little things you just miss from your hometown, hang out with my sis and make a trip to the best haunted houses Ever. Bonus, I get 4 hours of knitting time each way while flying. I have managed to discipline myself into only taking current WIPs. I have reached that point where I'm working on all of them but don't seem to make any quantifiable progress.
Many thanks to everyone for the awesome comments about the Scralet Woman Tank and to those who have already preordered! As soon as I get back (the 5th), I'll be finishing up the pattern.
Now I'm off to go burn some CD's. I'm starting to see my husbands point about an iPod.
Comments
How exciting! (both house hunting AND ESPECIALLY getting a pattern into SnB book!). Congrats!
Posted by: chris | September 29, 2006 02:12 PM
Yay, house hunting....it's like a second job, all the researching and visiting homes, but soooo much fun. Congrats, and good luck on finding the home of your dreams!!
HUGE congrats on the SnB pattern! You should be so very, very proud of yourself, chica!
Enjoy your trip.
Posted by: Sharon | September 29, 2006 03:45 PM
Congratulations! I'll keep an eye out for your pattern. I read her blog before she was famous!
Posted by: Eve | September 29, 2006 04:42 PM
That's terrific news!!! Yeah book!!!!
Posted by: P-la | September 29, 2006 04:55 PM
Congratulations about the Stoller book! That's awesome!
Good househunting vibes being sent your way.
Posted by: Jennifer | September 29, 2006 05:20 PM
Congrats on your pattern in the new SnB book! Whoo-hoo!
Posted by: Lauren | September 29, 2006 05:47 PM
Well done with the pattern accepted! It's so exciting when things like that happen. We always think that OTHER people get their patterns published, ect, but sometimes WE are these OTHER people! *^-^*
Posted by: Joanna | September 30, 2006 09:54 AM
Awesome! Be proud, that's cool. Have a great trip!
Posted by: Arleta | September 30, 2006 11:56 AM
and i can say i knit with you before you were famous. congrats. i can't wait to see the pattern. and i can't wait to knit the scarlet woman tank.
Posted by: aubyn | September 30, 2006 08:51 PM
Congratulations Jen! That is wonderful, I can't wait to see the pattern! I'm so jealous you are house hunting! I can't wait to buy a house, unfortunately it's probably still a couple years off.
Posted by: lobstah | October 1, 2006 07:45 AM
Congratulations on the S&B book pattern publishing. Good wishes on the house hunting and have safe travels back home. I hope you have as good a visit as we did earlier this year. Enjoy!!
Posted by: Barbp | October 1, 2006 04:06 PM
Holy twisted stitch, batman! Yay! That's some great news (pattern in print) and some exciting adventures await you! (We just recently became "under contract" to buy our first home - eep!)
Good luck and have a great time visiting family and friends back home!
Posted by: Nanc | October 2, 2006 09:33 AM
Have fun!!!! House hunting is a lot of fun, but can be way too much stress! Try to emphasize the fun part!
Posted by: Stacey | October 2, 2006 10:38 AM
Congratulations! Wow, I never thought you had been knitting since the first SnB. You are so talented I thought you had been doing that since kindergarten. I'm sure your pattern is great.
Posted by: Diana | October 2, 2006 10:52 AM
Congrats on the published pattern in SNB! W HOOO-HOOO! and good luck w/ the house hunting. :) Pick a good spot...very close to some LYS's. ;)
have a great time visiting your fam. :)
Posted by: Jen da Purse Ho | October 4, 2006 12:08 AM
I see you have many patterns you have created on your own. I would love it, if you would stop by and see if you would be interested in featuring any of your patterns on my website:
http://tightknitfriends.com
There is also a bio, that you can use to highlight your blog or pattern sales. You have beautiful work!
Posted by: Leah | October 4, 2006 09:23 AM
Congratulations!
Posted by: Wool Winder | October 5, 2006 10:20 AM
Honey,
If you are planning to buy me an IPOD. Here be the technical specs of what would be recommended.
1) The IPOD Orininal. (Not the itsy bitsy nano (or) more itsy bitsy shuffle)
2) Video (May be. not diggin it)
3) 60 GB (should fit mine and your collection).
4) Comes with Quick Start Guide. But i think i can figure it out.
5) Accessories. ( I will save it for chirstmas)
There you go huns...happy shoppingg..
Posted by: Kishore | October 5, 2006 02:30 PM
that is great to hear about you being in the new stitch 'n bitch book i can't wait for it.
Posted by: Sarah | October 5, 2006 04:26 PM