Hey Friends! Last week I created a Jordana Paige Facebook application. It lets you virtually "gift" JP bags and patterns to your friends. It's not yet listed when you search for it in the application finder, but I can give you the link to it. First login to your Facebook account and then click here. Facebook changed the interface around, so if you want the bags to show on your profile or in "boxes" you have to select that setting.

Here's a sneak peak at my happy accident. The sweater I'm working on, Charlie, (available here this September) was moving along nicely until I got to the sleeves. I just didn't know what to do with them. Unexcited I decided to just start in on a basic set-in sleeve. I picked up way too many stitches around the armhole, resulting in a big sleeve cap. I scrunched it up and was thrilled at how good it looked. The sleeve got ripped out and redesigned to be a properly formed puffy sleeve. Charlie is now happily blocking for Sunday's photo shoot. Can a sweater be happy?

How big is that bag? I get asked this question a lot. It's so hard to figure out size when shopping online. I've added a comparison picture of each bag on all the product pages. Hopefully this will help you decide which bag is right for your needs.

New pattern! The first of my self-published patterns became available today. This one is called Annie. It's a sweet little tank worked in a vine stitch pattern with a square neck. The neckline is my favorite part. It looks really cute worn with a belt at the waist. I'll get some fashion shots taken soon. The pattern is only available from JordanaPaige.com as a pdf, so you can start knitting immediately.

You may notice things look a bit different around here. Last night our new site went live. It was time bring the shopping cart into 2008. There's lots of nice features to make the shopping experience easier and more will be coming. This is just Phase 1. I wanted to get the site up so that the new pattern could be purchased.
<----------- See that link over there "Explore JP". That's where all the fun stuff will be going when Phase 2 is complete.

I love seeing people's cleverness in the way they use the internet, especially when it's crafty. I recently came across two sites I thought you would probably find as fabulous as I do.

Ponoko is like having your own little factory for making everything from jewelry to furniture. Basically, you create the template, select the material (plastic, wood, etc) and they cut out the pieces. They mail you the pieces and you assemble your design. I haven't tried it yet. It seems there are so many possibilities that my brain is in shock, not knowing where to start.

The other site is Spoonflower. They print your artwork on fabric. I know, amazing, right?! It's still in beta so you have to sign up to get an invite. I signed up about two weeks ago and got my invite today. It probably takes a couple tries to get colors and repeats right, but I'll definitely be experimenting with this one.