If the time between posts isn't testament enough, I will admit that I have not been putting a lot of time and attention into this 40 Before 40 list 😕
But as I came back to refocus on it, one of the things I noticed was that I had accomplished at least one of the goals - and repeatedly in fact!
#12: Create and sell a knitting pattern
A friend asked me to help her make a gift for her parents in 2020, a Christmas themed washcloth. So I designed a tree one:
Step one - create pattern ✔
Then in early 2021 I decided to make one for each month of the year. In one of my lessons I held up the one I was working on for February to show something (seed stitch maybe?) and my student loved it, he proactively asked me if I was selling that pattern.
"I am just finalizing it, but plan to."
"Can you let me know when it is available? I want to make some for my daughters."
Suddenly finishing it became a priority. I sent him an email once it was live on Ravelry, and he purchased it!
Step two - sell pattern ✔
I kept designing and learning new things like how to run a test knit (get others to try my pattern in exchange for a free copy of the final version and help find errors I may have missed and also have examples of the finished project that others can see).
Fast forward to Jan 2022 and I got my first sale of a pattern to someone I didn't know personally - boy did that feel good!
Now I have a washcloth for each month of the year, and a lot more confidence in my ability to do new and hard things. And also a reminder that there is value in setting goals.
Want to see each months washcloth design? They are available for admiring {or purchasing 😉} here:
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