tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post8968629441565629531..comments2024-03-20T05:17:57.528-04:00Comments on How to become a Professional Knitter - Robin Hunter Designs: Why Designers Don't Knit for ThemselvesRobin http://www.blogger.com/profile/01240699910272614928noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post-67561122798605040162013-05-20T14:01:25.818-04:002013-05-20T14:01:25.818-04:00I find this interesting, Robin. This is one of the...I find this interesting, Robin. This is one of the reasons I like publishing with Knitty and self-publishing patterns, since it means I can produce things for myself. I like wearing what I knit and feel it is a form of marketing for me. And I've knit up some of the designs I've published with other magazines, sometimes as a KAL in my Ravelry group, so there's some more marketing.Kathleen Dameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841043417898798256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post-88619956222761907032013-05-15T09:21:57.898-04:002013-05-15T09:21:57.898-04:00I did a sample in my size and after trying to mode...I did a sample in my size and after trying to model it at my photo shoot.. I realize why designers don't do this. I am learning the hard way. I either need to lose alittle weight.. or get used to how I look. <br />Kelenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122720429767295720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post-65563412704857880102013-05-15T07:23:37.839-04:002013-05-15T07:23:37.839-04:00My reply to why I wear so few hand knits is that I...My reply to why I wear so few hand knits is that I don't pay myself to knit. But last Nov I decided to knit my Twist Collective design Gwendolyn for myself. I have worked on it in between work knitting deadlines...it still isn't finished but I have cranked out lots of work projects in that same time.<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing your presentation at the DKC<br />Fiona Ellishttp://www.fionaellisonline.comnoreply@blogger.com