In Celebration! Pattern Giveaway and Sneak Peek at Future Knitting "Lessons" from me -- I'd Love Your Input!

A Seafaring Man: In testing, going live at the end of April

I have completed three designs this month while being off work. While it wasn't exactly a goal -- well, not a spoken one -- I have done it. It's small and it's not super significant and Rachel Hollis says I shouldn't apologize for have a small goal, or for having a goal at all and she absolutely would chastise me for not announcing the goal to the public! Since she will never know any of this, I am safe here in my little blogosphere and Ravelry world.

In the past, I did spend too much time worrying

Villains: In testing, to be hopefully live mid-May

about the blog -- who followed, if anyone cared to follow, etc. I, at 50 years old, apparently do not care so much anymore about that. Whether that comes from age, life experience, or Rachel Hollis' books, who knows? 

Here is my decision: I am here to help keep you company and to provide a knitting resource. Patterns, tutorials, anything I can think of. Because here is my greatest strength: I am a cheerleader. I like to encourage others. Would I like lots of others to encourage? Sure! But I am

Heroes: In testing, to be hopefully live mid-May

here if you need me and here when you don't.

I have future plans for this blog and -- not sure on this one yet -- but possibly on YouTube. When you knit as much as I do (and as much as I know all of you do too) people ask you to teach them. In my daily, normal life, I cannot usually commit to teaching people knitting. It takes a lot of individual time and I am not much of a hurrier; I like to take my time. Thus, there is not enough time in the day to add that sort of thing, as much as I'd like to. 

I thought since so many of us are home, and since knitting is a studied, proven stress reliever, and since I would love to teach you all to knit a hat ... well, it just makes sense for me to start a little knitting tutorial here online. 

Anyone have any preferences for tutorials here on the blog? Video-style lessons? Comment below and let me know!

Use the code: housebooties at checkout in my
Ravelry shop to receive this pattern for free!

On to the free pattern giveaway!

In the meantime, let's celebrate (because right now I think we all could use an excuse) with a free pattern giveaway! 

Just subscribe to the blog using the "subscribe" button at the top, then go to my Ravelry shop, add House Booties to your cart and use the code "housebooties" (without the quotation marks!) at checkout to receive a free copy of the pattern! This offer is good starting now until Tuesday at end of day!

Thank you for reading, thank you for your input and thank you for trying out one of my patterns! If you decide to make a pair of House Booties, please tag me @freckledgirlknits on Instagram with pics! 

House Booties!