Card of sorts

Forgive the smudging. I decided that I'd rather not have quite that level of contact information posted out there at this time. But, here it is, the first card I've created in conjunction with the products I will be selling. I just used MS Publisher to do it. Nothing fancy or high level about it. It's pretty, I think. I hope it does what I made it to do. :)

What I didn't know about pattern copyright

I started wondering about the copyrights on the patterns I was using and whether I'd be able to call the finished products my own in order to resell them. I was aware that the patterns themselves were the property of the copyright owner and would remain that way. Little did I know that in most cases, the finished product from a copyrighted pattern is also not allowed to be resold. I may gift or donate as many of most of them as I would like. As examples: Leisure Arts expressly forbids the resale of the finished products from any of their patterns. Crochet Kim allows the resale of the products made from her free patterns as long as they are not mass produced and you ask permission. Two other sites that gave me useful information to set me on my path were here and here. My best advice would be to determine the exact copyright information on the patterns you are using before you spend the time working on the project, only to find out you can't legally sell it, or worse, get caught reselling something and then get into big trouble for copyright infringement. I guess I just got into the pattern design business!!

More Hyperbolic Crochet

According to this Web site, there "is no right or wrong way to be loved" for a Hyperbolic Monster. These are some cute patterns. And to think that several days ago I had never heard of hyperbolic crochet.

And last but not least

There were two afghans among my finished items too. The variegated one is from a book I've had around for a long time (and which I can't seem to find in recent days). The blue is the first I've made from a new book I got. I really like how the edges came out on the blue one. I did not, however, care so much for the making of those edges.

More completed items

I also finished a boy's layette. I love the little man look that the sweater in this one has. I need to find some more patterns for boy or unisex layettes. Most of the patterns I have tend more toward being for girls.

Completed Items

It has been my habit most recently to complete all the crocheting involved in a particular project and then set it aside to start the next project. This has left a pile of all-but-complete items. Several nights ago, I finished weaving in the ends on all of these projects and then washed them. Yesterday I got the necessary buttons and ribbon. Tonight I added all of the notions and now have some beautiful items to show for it. Here's two complete sweater sets. The green/yellow one is very pretty, I especially like the trim around the front edge of the bonnet. I think the pink is my favorite though. It came out so dainty. I do believe I need to find some more bootie patterns though. I don't like the seam that goes across the bottoms of the feet in these.

Advanced Mathematics

This is kind of neat. Mathemeticians are using crochet to demonstrate advanced mathematical principles. Read about Hyperbolic Space.

The Joy of Gifts

Recently I went on a dishcloth binge. I made about 10 in several different of the ombre cotton yarns by Peaches & Cream. I had intended to take pictures of them but got over-excited about sending them to their future owners that I forgot. So now, the "Sister-I-Never-Had" and the sister one of my favorite people does have are their thrilled new owners. I rather think I'm quite fond of giving gifts for my birthday .