Pretty Knitty Cool

So, checking my Blogger stats shows that I had 1,351 page views last month (March 2013). Which is absolutely lovely! :) However, last month, I wasn't here. Last month I moved to a new home at FC Knits and have been merrily blogging away there, ever since.

I moved for a couple of reasons: to gain more control with customisation features and to avoid various types of spam. I've managed to customise my new blog, to a large extent, and my new spam-filter has snaffled 89 comments since it was set up. So, I guess the move has been successful. Of course, it would be even more successful if you guys followed me over there! ;)

I'm trying to keep my old posts updated with news and fresh links (when content is removed), so you don't end up stranded. My most popular patterns, Cabled Mug Cosy and Diamond Pattern Soap Sock, are on my new blog - along with my Simple 5 Petal Flower. New patterns include: Basic Crochet Flower (for non-knitters), Bramble Phone Sock (a cute, textured cosy that my cell phone lives in permanently), Knitted Greetings Card and Rhianna Bucket Bag (a written pattern for the cute crochet bags that I talked about in February 2013).

Having learnt from the tag cloud explosion on this old blog, I'm working to keep tags to a more meaningful level on my new blog. That means nix to the various stitch tags and yes to more simple identifiers like "knitting" and "crochet". I've also re-organised my menu structure to be more helpful and intuitive e.g. "free patterns".

If you have any suggestions or feedback, please let me know. I'll be delighted to read your comments over at my new blog... but I'll also be happy to check here, every so often, while I do archive maintenance.

Love to all you Pretty Knitty Cool readers! :) x

Hello and Welcome! :)

This week, it seems I'm getting a whole lot of visitors from America and Latvia. A very warm welcome to old and new visitors and my American and Latvian visitors in particular. ;)

I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you that this blog is actually archived and I've moved across to FCKnits.co.uk. Same designer (me!), same concept (free knitting patterns and some related stuff), new name, new host and new CMS (WordPress). Hop on over and take a look. ;)

Fiona x

New Blog Address!

I am moving my CMS from Blogger to Wordpress. Some of the old articles will be edited for the new blog. The rest should still be available here, as I currently intend to leave this site up for historical purposes. In the meantime... head over to FC Knits if you want to see my new blog home. ;)

I will post again if I decide to close this... archive. x