[Updates!] (Patreon)

PHEW! Deep apologies for the lack of completed posts recently. I wound up needing more wrist recovery time than I would have liked. I THINK I am good to get back to the flow now, so I'll be sure to get all the goods I have planned finished before month's end! I just need to learn to take proper days off so I don't overwork and have to start taking WEEKS off to recover from the strain I caused.

ANYHOO, you may see the socks are completed! These are pics the manufacturer sent my way. They gave me an estimate of 30 days- originally these were to be shipped via air. Unfortunately, there was a recent HUGE increase in price for shipping all over. So they allowed me an option for sea shipping. The GOOD side of this is it's cheaper than the original price which means I can make the socks cheaper than I originally planned. The bad side is instead of 10 days, they'll arrive in 30 days, and they might take longer than that due to customs taking longer. Of course I didn't intend to release them til after November 14th no matter how soon I got them, for certain reasons. I just hope they can make it here before Black Friday. If not, then dang.

Also! You may see some of my new pins! They are something I really wanted to exist, and they are also a sort of a test at the same time. I do plan to make way more socks than pins, but I really like that clean pin look, and have some ideas and plans for future pins. For now tho, I just love Jr Troopa there's like no merch of him he's so good. Really happy with the pins that arrived too. Almost no defects in the bunch!

I haven't announced them publicly yet, but there is a (quiet) sale going on for the pins' arrival. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Melangetic

Thanks for understanding and being patient with me! Eventually, I'll learn that 'feeling fine' does not mean '16 hours of straight drawing is now a good idea' lmao