I'm back on Etsy!

A few days ago, Etsy announced that they had implemented the updates to their site needed to collect the European Union VAT from sales of digital items. Hooray! This meant I could re-open my Etsy shop, which I've now done. I also added three new patterns to my Etsy shop which I'd begun selling since having to put my shop on 'vacation' mode; the Tracery vest:

The Jianzhi cowl:

And the Balthazar's Jumper socks:

And of course I'll be adding more as I make new patterns available. 

You can find me on Etsy at wipinsanity.etsy.com! It's great to be back.

New stuff

It's super-overdue, but I finally updated the look of the blog! (As you will no doubt have noticed.) I think it's fresher, cleaner, and it's going to be easier to maintain my list of designs, too. I'll probably be adding an "about me" kind of page, and I might move some of the stuff in the right sidebar to a separate page, but overall I'm pleased, and I hope this is going to make it easier for me to write up blog posts more frequently.

I've got a new design I've just released, too - a double knitted cowl called Jianzhi:

As you would expect with a double knitted item, it's reversible and double-thick. Big and squishy - great for really cold days.

Since it's worked in the round and has a simple repeating pattern, it also makes a great first project for people who haven't done double knitting before. If you know how to knit, purl, work in the round, and read charts, you're all set - the double knitting concepts are explained in the instructions.

If it strikes your fancy, you can go ahead and buy it now!