A new direction for the book -

I've finished five of the pattern introductions and they have been edited and, hopefully, this weekend, I'll do five more. My editor had to drag in another editor to work with me since she says I respond so quickly that she feels pressure to do that too and she's working with a lot of people, not just me. The new editor is supposed to be "in touch" on Monday morning.

When I proposed my book idea it was supposed to be themed as Japanese "inspired" but the publisher thought it would fit as one of the "Knitting New" series. Now that they are really seeing the patterns and the cultural introductions, they are going to change the book back to reflect my journey through the Japanese stitches. Hooray! My editor was ordering the books I used and was going to have a Japanese knitter review them and see if there's anything critical I am missing. I warn the reader that my patterns may be "imperfect" versions of the originals, by the way.

Meanwhile, I finished the child's socks and am working on a fingering weight knee sock (editor's idea, not mine)as well as an interesting one that combines some elements of the feather and fan with ribbing. Life's never dull with a new sock on the needles!