Farewell….NOT!!
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been feeling a strong need for change in my life lately. After spending a large part of this year on hiatus from my design work, I find that I’m no longer motivated to actively market Knitting Matters as a pattern company. Let me be more specific — I still enjoy designing things to knit, but I probably won’t be writing and publishing patterns for the general public much anymore. There are several reasons for this, some of which are related to the state of the pattern industry (yarn stores stocking fewer paper patterns, and the wide availability of very good free patterns online), and some of which have to do with my own life. My current patterns will continue to be available on KnittingMatters.com, Ravelry, Patternfish and Webs, but I’m discontinuing the Knitting Matters blog because it doesn’t really relate to what I write about most often anymore.
I’ve started a new blog over at www.natureismytherapy.com, and I hope you’ll follow me over there (and subscribe if you want to stay updated by email or a blog reader). The new blog will focus on things like birdwatching, wildlife, hiking, kayaking, and my growing photography obsession.
I want to thank all my subscribers and casual readers alike for stopping by to read about my knitting and other topics over the past six years. It’s really been wonderful to connect with you, and I look forward to even more conversations over at my new home. C’mon over, it’s going to be fun!
December 20, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Kim,
I’m following you to your new blog…enjoying your musings and photos.
December 19, 2010 at 11:00 pm
While I’m sorry that you are ending this blog, I am an avid reader! I’m glad you are continuing, and will be writing about the things you most love. Change is good. Recognizing where we are at any given stage of our lives is so important. I’ll definitely follow you over. Thanks for the update. I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ll write at the new blog, especially since I too am 50 and I grew up in the 70′s and became an adult in the 80′s. No wonder we have so much in common.