A Lull in my Blog

I've had a bit of a lull going on lately. Not because my financial life has changed any, I'm still on my tiny fixed income, but because I've been seeking ways to make it grow a little. I opened up my online store again and I've been attempting to get a business going and it's been all consuming. I started by putting a few of my knitting patterns on Ravelry and then decided I should sell the items I've made in order to write the patterns. The problem is that I shared my work on facebook and was inundated with people making orders. I ended up with so many that I ended up closing my Etsy store, just so I could concentrate on the private orders. I'm still playing catch up and had to take a day off today in order to keep my sanity.

I have made a goal that I will not buy any more clothing from a store, with the exception of shoes (I have diabetes and can't afford to take a chance on rubbing a sore on my feet). I bought a pattern to make bras and have found a couple online to make my underclothes. I have a ton of extra fabric that I can use to make my cloths and I'm a notions pirate (I steal things off old cloths to use for new ones; buttons, zippers, etc). I have a working, though not perfect, sewing machine and two old Singers that I keep threatening to fix up. I believe that our society has become too dependent on industry to make our clothing, grow and cook our food, and give us the things we need to clean and maintain our homes. It's time to bring some balance back by doing everything we can to take care of those needs for ourselves.

By the end of this year I hope to be growing and providing some of my own food, making all of my own clothing, and providing all of my own cleaners and cosmetics.

Here is my basic sock patter in case anyone likes to knit and wants to start making their own socks:
Basic knit cuff down socks