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I'm hoping to flood this blog with a plethora of patterns for free and for sale.

My Red Onion Sweater is finished!

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I just need to write up the pattern all pretty. The pattern is written so that I can read it, but not so much anyone else. So I write it up and for different sizes, and then it will be for sale on my Ravelry page.

I'm also re-writing my "Ribbed To Fit Boot Socks" pattern!! The girl wore through the original pair, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to improve the pattern. It will be knit in Vintage Worsted.

I'm writing down "Jared's Flippy Mitts." His original mittens were wool, and then there was milk, and his roommates washed the things and dried them. In the Dryer. So he needs new mitts. Vintage Worsted this time, since I don't trust his roommates.

Speaking of mitts, I've charted a pattern for Odin's Eagle's mosaic to turn into mitts that are made of fingering weight yarn. Ultra Alpaca, specifically.

I have a Scarf pattern on my needles that will have an accompanying Shawl pattern called Japanese Waterfall.

I'm currently knitting a super-simple hat pattern that solves some of the pointy problems that bug me about hats and uses less yarn than other solutions.

"Summer Diamonds" lacy tunic pattern is drafted! AND for multiple sizes.

Not to mention the A-Maze-Ing Nadine!! Nadine from my knitting group bought yarn, and thought she would find a pattern for it. I thought, well, let me write a pattern for it! It's a mosaic cowl. More to come...

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