Written August, 2005
Hi, and welcome to our website. We're new to all
this, so please feel free to make any comments or constructive criticism
you'd care to. Contact us!
Fran
If you're a Knitter's Review Forums regular, you already know most of this stuff. Feel free to ignore it. If you're not, indulge me, please.
Knitter's Review is an online knitting forum with over 40,000 members Fran has been an integral part of this forum from its inception. She has patiently and repeatedly shared her over 50 yrs. worth of knitting knowledge with all and sundry.
When asked how she had the patience to answer the same basic questions over and over again, her response was "But I'm not answering the same question over and over. I'm answering a different questioner each time."
When, in the past, someone posted that they loved pattern A, but would like slightly different sleeves, maybe a modified neckline, and it didn't come in the right size, Fran's response would be "Tell me what you like about it, how you want the sleeves and neckline to look, send me your measurements, and I'll re-write it for you."
Well, now Fran finds herself in need of some extra funds, so she has, reluctantly, decided that she needs to charge for her hours and hours of effort. Hence, this website, where her patterns are for sale.
Rest assured, her basic philosophy has not changed. If you have any problems or questions about her patterns, feel free to write her and she will get back to you as soon as possible. Write "pattern problem" in the 'subject' area.
September 2005
Fran has an essay appearing in Cheaper Than Therapy, a collection of essays by and about knitters, collected and edited by Annie Modesitt. More info here
Barbara
Barbara has only been knitting for about 2 1/2 years, but she makes up for lack of experience with enthusiasm and, to her vast surprise, patience. She claims not to have much in the way of spatial skills or feel for detail, so what's she doing knitting?
She's been a web designer for an even shorter period of time. Not counting her blog, this is the first site she's worked on, and she is amazed at how much html she's already picked up.