I made a thing! My now-functioning studio made me itchy to make stuff, so the other day when I should have been working at the computer all day, instead I did a little digging through my reclaimed sweater stash, and made this! What is “this”? It’s a convertible cowl-neck sweater vest slash cowl slash shirtContinue reading “Convertible cowly sweater vest made from recycled sweaters!”
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New pattern: Maurice! A third of the Short Stripes Trio!
New pattern, and new collection concept! Today’s cowl pattern – Maurice – is part of a pattern trio, with the second and third patterns on their way within the next couple months… This idea developed when I started brainstorming about a design concept that I wanted to play with in different ways, but not letContinue reading “New pattern: Maurice! A third of the Short Stripes Trio!”
Pattern sale, tumblr, and studio organization!
Hey guess what! February is my birthday month, so I’m inviting you to celebrate with me by offering a 31% off coupon code! Enter the code leethals31 (that’s “leethal’s 31” without punctuation) into the coupon box in your shopping cart, on ravelry or leethalknits.com, and get as many patterns/ebooks as you want for almost a third off! This code willContinue reading “Pattern sale, tumblr, and studio organization!”
New Cabled Haka Hat + Cowl!
You may or may not remember my old hat pattern called Haka, one of the first patterns I ever wrote waay back in 2008. Well, it was super simple, it was cheap, and no one really seemed to care about it, but I liked the idea of it and decided it was worth a majorContinue reading “New Cabled Haka Hat + Cowl!”
Junction shawl pattern!
Oh hey remember how I had a mystery shawl knit-a-long last month? Well, it’s long over and here is the mystery revealed! Junction is a modular shawl, made up of 5 parts worked in different directions, all connected with short rows, no picked up stitches or seaming. It can be made in any weight yarn,Continue reading “Junction shawl pattern!”
Holiday gift knitting! (plus mega sale, today only!)
It’s been a busy month! With all these new patterns, I want to offer a sale on this cyber Monday, so you can collect whichever ones you like with some major savings! (Like my newest Flying V’s, and Junction, which still has yet to be blogged officially, pictured below.) So, today only, add as manyContinue reading “Holiday gift knitting! (plus mega sale, today only!)”
Scant, a free pattern!
Happy holidays! I have a gift to you all, a free hat pattern! It all started when I offered to knit my brother any accessory he wanted for his birthday, and he requested a plain “brown beanie”. Well, if you know me, you know I wasn’t exactly excited about the thought of this project… butContinue reading “Scant, a free pattern!”
Flying V’s!
New pattern collection! Flying V’s fingerless mitts, full mittens, legwarmers, and cowl! 4 different items, all in your choice of chevron block colorwork pattern (all the same stitch pattern, just changing colors at different points). Any color pattern works for any item, and 16 different options are charted for you! The collection is all together asContinue reading “Flying V’s!”
Knitting-related events and updates for this busy time of year…
Quick post here to just show+tell you a few things… first, super last minute, but I’ve mentioned it before, if you’re in Seattle I hope to see you at Knit Fit! this weekend! I’ll be teaching Self-Publishing on Saturday (tomorrow) afternoon, then hosting a Game Knitting night Saturday night, then teaching the Sideways Edge Cast-onContinue reading “Knitting-related events and updates for this busy time of year…”
Woolly Wormhead blog tour! Classic Woolly Toppers! Yeah!
This is a first for me, here on the ol’ do stuff! blog – I’m a stop on the Classic Woolly Toppers blog tour! Which is, of course, the new hat book by the wonderful Woolly Wormhead (on ravelry here): This is exciting for me, I’ve never been part of a blog tour before! AndContinue reading “Woolly Wormhead blog tour! Classic Woolly Toppers! Yeah!”
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