Well hello my lovely ones. How are we all? It’s rather cold and wet here. Definitely a day to hide under a blanket if you can. I think with a mix of school runs, dog walks and appointments, I have looked like a drowned rat all day.
Heyho, onward and upward. It’s nearly the weekend and better still – half term!! Yippee! My two are absolutely shattered, so are needing a well earned chill and a spot of MaMa love for a week me thinks. Bless them. I always think the autumn term is a long one.
Let’s just hope the weather gets better. There is one thing I do know about this weather… this little lady does not like the rain! 😂 Oh dear. I know how she feels. Bless her.
So in my madness of this year and the fact that my day to day admin seems to have gone completely out of the window at the moment. I have completely forgotten to acknowledge and celebrate PipsRainbow’s 5 Year Birthday!! Whoops. Can’t quite believe I have done that. 5 years, wow. It’s definitely been a full packed 5 years. Maybe that is why there is a slight change and switch in PipsRainbow’s Ride, hmmm. Who knows. But change is a foot…
Now down to business…
As some of you know, I have been toying with my little PipsRainbow world and wondering which road to take it down. As a designer, there are so many possibilities now, with many platforms that you can jump on and off with all your creations, as you please. The world is your oyster as it were. Which is great. I love that designers are being able to share and inspire others to follow in their footsteps. My little Smiles pdf pattern has been on ravelry for a few months now and has had a great start into the world. So pleased that it is reaching far and beyond. I wonder how many have been made?
But for me, I think it is time for PipsRainbow to have a little change of direction. A new beginning in this rather uncertain world that we live in. When I first started the PipsRainbow world, my main aim was to teach and to inspire others to have a go and grow that inner crocheter from within them. And going forward, this will always be my mission. PipsRainbow will still hold lots of tutorials and the step by step patterns, that are easy to follow. I endeavour to create even more video tutorials, particularly for left handed crocheters. I am starting my little crochet group up again at school, so I had better get practising with my left hand. And of course lots more crocheting fun.
Now for the exciting bit…
Up until now, my patterns have been written on my blog, and many will stay like this. But others will come in the form of a downloadable PDF file. Now some of these will be free, like my Smiles pattern. These will be found on here and on my Ravelry page. So keep an eye out for those. But for the others, you will be able to download these in the form of a downloadable PDF File, but for a small donation to a charity. This will come in the form of a link to a Just Giving page for the chosen charity. I just thought that it’s just a few pennies to donate, in exchange for a little crochet pattern. What do you think? In this crazy world at the moment, many of the charities are really struggling for fundraising, so I just thought this is a great and easy way of us little crocheters and knitters to give a little something. I hope you agree.
I am super excited by PipsRainbow’s new little direction. I cant wait to get designing new little squishy creations for you.
Watch out for the first Downloadable Pattern – it will be landing very soon. Both charity and pattern are very close to my heart, so it seems like the best one to start with.
Well keep dry and warm chaps.
Happy hooking.
🌈Xx
Here’s the link to my Ravelry Page.