I spent about 3 weeks in late December / early January hanging with my family in California, meaning to get lots of knitting done, but that didn’t really happen. What did happen was lots of game playing, movie watching, eating, and exploring different parts of southern California… Here are highlights from the trip in photosContinue reading “California games, burritos, kitties, and more…”
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Happy 2012! Here’s what’s up in leethal land…
How’s your 2012 going so far? Mine is off to a slooooow start, but I feel like it’s just about to start taking off! I wanted to jump in here after my long delay with kind of a catch-up post, with some stuff I’ve been up to so far this year, and random bits andContinue reading “Happy 2012! Here’s what’s up in leethal land…”
What’s to come and some random bits…
Hope you are having a good holiday-ish week! I am hanging at my parents’ house in Orange County for a couple weeks, hoping to get tons of knitting and ebook photo editing done, between silly times with my brothers and California adventures with my parents… Just wanted to kind of check in here since notContinue reading “What’s to come and some random bits…”
Shop news – discounted items plus sales going to charity!
Oh my, it’s already December! I have a bunch of leethal shop news! The main thing is that (as you know if you follow my blog) I have pretty much transitioned completely to knit design, and away from all the old stuff I used to make and sell. I have tons of things in myContinue reading “Shop news – discounted items plus sales going to charity!”
Buy Nothing Friday giveaways!!
Happy Buy Nothing Day! Or, if you’re not observing that one, happy holidays! To kick off the season on this day after Thanksgiving, I’m having some big giveaways! First, all Remixers (everyone who has already pre-ordered the ebook) are automatically entered into a raffle today – I’ll be picking five winners total: three win a $10Continue reading “Buy Nothing Friday giveaways!!”
Remixed pattern #4: Rumours
The fourth (out of 8 total) Remixed pattern is now out to pre-orderers! Rumours fingerless mitts: Before I go on, I just want to say now, so it doesn’t get buried in the post – now that half the patterns are out, I thought it would be a good time to start a Remixed knit-a-long! HeadContinue reading “Remixed pattern #4: Rumours”
How about some trivia?!
If you follow me on twitter, you may have noticed I started posting a new round of trivia questions, most weekdays sometime between noon and 1 (west coast time) – like I’ve done in the past, I’m sending the winner of each question (first to reply with the correct answer) a $2 coupon code forContinue reading “How about some trivia?!”
Oops, belated Halloween post…
Did you have a good Halloween?! I did!! My buddies and I didn’t have a plan till the last minute, but then it came together awesomely! I was Andy Warhol, Pete was Banksy… …and Star was Frida Kahlo: I took Polaroids and drew sketches of people all night… …at dinner and at the taphouse where weContinue reading “Oops, belated Halloween post…”
Remixed pattern #3: Freewheelin’
This one sure took awhile to get perfect, but oh boy, I think it was a success! Freewheelin’, the third pattern in my Remixed ebook collection (out to pre-orderers now, and to be available individually once the ebook is complete, next year), is a cable-tastic rounded shawl, and can be knit up in any gaugeContinue reading “Remixed pattern #3: Freewheelin’”
Class, interviews, and knit shawls!
Oh gosh, stuff has been piling up. First, for Portlanders, I’m teaching a class on my sideways edge cast-on, and sideways bind-off (used in Betiko and Wild is the Wind), at Twisted on Tuesday November 29th. See all Twisted class info here. If you like the idea of the technique, but can’t wrap your headContinue reading “Class, interviews, and knit shawls!”