As you may have noticed, things look a little different around here. Gritty Knits got a facelift this weekend and there's some great new stuff for you guys to look at:

- For the first time, I have patterns for sale. Don't worry, the free stuff is still there.
- There's a new section with my personal projects on them, both finished and unfinished.  
- I finally added an About Me page.

In addition to updating the site, I have been on a marathon Lucy Neatby watching kick. I have seen 2 of the DVD's all the way through and I'm working my way through the rest as they come back in stock at the 'Ewe. (They're getting so popular that it's hard to keep them on the shelves.) Firstly, the quality of them is outstanding. The camera angles and close-ups are better than anything else out there. I had a customer ask me the other day if they were of better quality than "Nancy Zimmerman's" were. (Since I don't think Elizabeth Zimmerman ever had a series of DVD's, I have to assume that she meant Nancy Weisman.) I felt guilty about how enthusiastically I replied in the affirmative, but they are simply beyond compare.

Secondly, the wealth of information is astonishing. I just keep asking myself, "Where did she learn all this?" If you decide to invest in the set, resist the urge to skip over things you already know. She throws little tips in here and there that I wish I had been doing all along. Part of me was very happy I found them, the other part of me was jealous that it wasn't my name on the case. I can only dream of one day becoming as incomparable a knitter as Lucy Neatby. When I grow up, I want to be Lucy and Noni and Debbie Bliss all rolled into one.

Perhaps I'm already on my way with the release of my two new patterns, specifically Roary Calhoun, the little lion. Get it? Roar-y? Isn't he CUTE?! 

"Look at him Smithers, that's the most adorable thing I've ever seen, you know who he reminds me of? ... Just look at him standing there on his hind legs, like Rory Calhoun. "