{"id":304,"date":"2012-01-08T21:25:39","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T02:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polymathsolution.com\/blog\/?p=304"},"modified":"2012-01-08T21:25:39","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T02:25:39","slug":"how-i-get-my-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/polymathsolution.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/08\/how-i-get-my-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Get My Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/needle_addiction_pitcher-104433158350628207?gl=KnitSuite&amp;rf=238831668488066559\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Needle Addiction Pitcher\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/needle_addiction_pitcher-rff0457d09553465686188645af98f495_2wnyp_325.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This pitcher featuring &quot;Needle Addiction&quot;, my latest design, would be perfect for storing straight needles<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lots of people ask me where I get my ideas. With this image, I can tell you exactly where the idea came from.<\/p>\n<p>My friend Shelly posted on Facebook:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-ft=\"{&quot;type&quot;:1}\">I want to design a T-shirt that says, &#8220;My needle addiction led me to hooking&#8221; with knitting needles and a crochet hook on it. My 17 year old son asks me, &#8220;Where would you even WEAR something like that?&#8221; I answer, &#8220;EVERYWHERE!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\u00a0As a graphic designer who knits, how could I resist this? My brain was busy thinking up visuals, and by the time I had taken my daughter to her evening activity and drove back home, the idea had gelled: a knitting prostitute, leaning up against a crochet hook lamp post.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>2 hours later, I had the basic image built. Another 2 hours the next morning, and it was finished. I sent a copy to Shelly, and she loved it.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I use <a title=\"Cartesian Bear at Zazzle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/cartesianbear*\" target=\"_blank\">Zazzle<\/a> for printing &#8230; they have a huge variety of merchandise, good quality, and handle payment and fulfillment. This image went into <a title=\"Knit Suite at Zazzle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/knitsuite*\" target=\"_blank\">my new Knit Suite shop<\/a>, for knitting-related designs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>If you like this image \u2014 tell your friends!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of people ask me where I get my ideas. With this image, I can tell you exactly where the idea came from. My friend Shelly posted on Facebook: I want to design a T-shirt that says, &#8220;My needle addiction led me to hooking&#8221; with knitting needles and a crochet hook on it. 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