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@karen-whooley, I've got you twice in my newsletter. Thanks for doing the Taos shout out and thanks to @karen-lepage and @tara. I think I got everyone else's boosts. @jennie-moraitis just saw this in time to add to my newsletter. I was checking links.

@jennie-moraitis I have queued it!

Simple but try a quick walk around the block with some music or a podcast… My doctor said to go for a short time without sunglasses so the sunlight give your brain a boost.

Write in a journal.

Make a list of all you need to do then work the list. Make a list of things you want to do. Sometimes cleaning a drawer makes me feel powerful.

Kathi

I'd so appreciate you sharing my new book, The Creative Retreat, with your followers. (makearetreat.com)! Thanks so much in advance! 🙂

First of all, you're doing this! Whoohoo! I think jitters are normal, but one thing I definitely did differently with my last launch was to celebrate and to take a bit of time off. Not total off the grid time off, but I prepped blog posts/social media/emails ahead of time, so I actually could be in the moment when the launch happened, if that…[Read more]

@tanja-osswald and @jill-wolcott I need to clarify, not surprisingly…

Ok, once a pattern is published, the FO goes in a bin to keep it clean and looking new for TNNA, trunk shows, etc.

BUT before it's published…

If I'm still making it, it's in my knitting basket by the couch. I print out a working pattern template to take notes on and…[Read more]

@jill-wolcott I boosted the Taos event!

Also everyone – I am featured on the Anzula Yarns website today!
http://anzula.com/blog/designer-spotlight-karen-whooley

@riin-gill, I love Tanja's system (and am not surprised she has an excellent one), but she is always logical. I think the question should be: 1) where could you put the knitting ephemera other than the desk? 2) Why is it on the desk, 3) do you have someplace it should be other than the desk, and 4) what could you do to get it off the desk.

I…[Read more]

Either I wear my FOs, I gift them, or I just keep them in clear ziplock bags. I don't make many extra swatches, so I don't have a system about keeping them. And the cards are all in one stack. That stack might get buried under other stuff but they stay together this way. Once a pattern is published, the card goes to the waste paper…[Read more]

I'm wondering about a podcast regarding all the various ways to morph a business into more income streams than just selling the product. Like teaching, selling extra supplies, writing something that is bought – like a pdf or a book, selling at shows, selling in stores, wholesale, etc. I guess I'm aware of a lot of the options but I'm sure I'm…[Read more]

@tanja-osswald It's organized in my computer. It's the physical stuff that's chaos. What do you do with the actual garments, swatches, etc.? And you mentioned index cards. How do you keep them from getting mixed in with everything else?

@riin-gill about organizing patterns in progress: I always work on lots of projects at the same time and sometimes, that just flows, sometimes it feels like things are more floating around on their own… So, on my computer, I have a folder for all my patterns in progress (and another one for published patterns; I love moving a folder over to the…[Read more]

@riin-gill about organizing patterns in progress: I always work on lots of projects at the same time and sometimes, that just flows, sometimes it feels like things are more floating around on their own… So, on my computer, I have a folder for all my patterns in progress (and another one for published patterns; I love moving one folder over to…[Read more]

@riin-gill about organizing patterns in progress: I always work on lots of projects at the same time and sometimes, that just flows, sometimes it feels like things are more floating around on their own… So, on my computer, I have a folder for all my patterns in progress (and another one for published patterns; I love moving one folder over to…[Read more]

Mine is http://JavaPurlDesigns.com

Whatcha workin on?

All the things.

I realized a shawl I was designing actually wanted to be two different shawls, so I'm now working on the first one in DK Silk.

I sent a hat pattern off to my tech editor.

I started to write up the pattern for the last sweater I knit, only to realize I can't find my notes. They're not in my knitting basket,…[Read more]

I need to sell some of these classes. Preferably mine! Here's a link to my website, which has links for all the classes, the Festival, etc. Feel free to use the photos.

http://www.jillwolcottknits.com/shop/join-jill-taos/

Whatcha working on?
I am unpacking, getting back into a normal working groove, and continuing to experience wrist issues, so not knitting.

What’s going Well?
Unpacking everything but my studio. I have my studio about 50% complete, but it is a matter of finding a good place, really evaluating whether I need or want things, and not just shoving t…[Read more]

Thanks @lisa-barnes, @karen-whooley, and @barbara-kish! This will all go in my newsletter tomorrow. And thanks for posting here so I don't have to track stuff down. Much appreciated!