So I talked my mom into modeling...

With some pretty good final results.

I just finished writing/knitting the companion piece to my Venetia hat,  Venetia's Cowl (though I really should think of something more creative to call it- Florence, maybe?). So I asked my mom if she would be willing to model for me, since modeling anything myself can get complicated. Imagine trying to arrange everything, model, and usually take the photos at the same time. Yeah, tends to take a couple (dozen) tries to get anything decent.

Anyway, when Mom saw the hat and cowl sitting on the dresser, she tried it on and so I asked her if she would be willing to model. She wasn't exactly thrilled with the suggestion, but she was happy enough when I suggested she wear them shopping this evening. Granted, it was about 20 degrees, so warmth might have been a factor.

Then I just kept taking photos as we went.

Here's one in the popcorn shop:

Then I tried when we were walking:

Did I mention that I get my fidgeting from her? We don't stand still very well. So candid shots were out. So I asked her to stand by the lights:

Not bad, but she was pretty clearly uncomfortable.
But we got there eventually:

The pattern/ebook will be available in December. It will be $3.50 on its own, and will also be sold as an ebook with the hat pattern for $5.00.

As a bonus, here is a picture of the cowl while it is blocking so you can see the cables better:

PS: if you have any ideas for a better name, please let me know...

25% Off Sale as Part of the Indie Design Gift-A-Long

From now through November 15th, many of the independent designers on Ravelry will be holding a 25% off sale to begin the Christmas season to coincide with KALs/CALs, giveaways, and other prizes. For a complete list of the participating designers and patterns, visit the Ravelry group: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/indie-design-gift-a-long.  Many of the participating patterns will have a golden tag on the first picture saying giftalong.Also in the group, you will find a link to pinterest boards that are organized by pattern types if you want to search that way.

I have chosen to include all of my own paid patterns in the sale (and am still working on adding the tags).  Just enter the coupon code: giftalong and you will receive 25% off all of my patterns. The code is also good for any other participating designers (so you might want to enter it at check out, even if you aren't sure that they are participating).