I blame Amadeus.
About a month ago, on one of those dreary February Sunday afternoons, we crashed out on the couch and spent three hours immersed in Mozart, his music, and the utterly fictional plot to murder him for his music. Fun times.
And while I was caught up in the story, I couldn’t help but notice how everyone from F. Murray Abraham on down was rocking some very frilly, very awesome lace cuffs.
So I dug into the stash, found some suitable sock yarn and made a pair.
Granted, the sartorialists in 18th century Vienna were wearing white lace cuffs while my 21st century version are rather more colorful, but that’s the fun of Knitdown 2010.
The cuffs are made from Lorna’s Laces Shepherd’s Sock Multi in Ashburn. The pattern is for sale for three bucks on Ravelry and Etsy.
But wait, you say, you’re charging?
Well, yeah. Given the complexity of the pattern for the product, I felt like I could ask you for three bucks and you just might give it to me. I’m not expecting to get rich off of one lace cuff .pdf. Heck, I’m not even expecting to make pizza money off one lace cuff .pdf. It’s a grand experiment in social media marketing, or at least seeing how many hearts on Ravelry transform themselves into dollars.
I’m guessing I make six whole bucks off the endeavor.