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World of Geekcraft!

I just want to take a minute to tell you how incredibly excited I am about this awesome book that’s coming out in May! I know, that’s awhile away still, but I just have to show you a peek! World of Geekcraft: Update 6/4: Just a belated note that the book ended up coming outContinue reading “World of Geekcraft!”

Spinning, knit-a-long, fiber retreat, and what’s to come!

Life has been busy and exciting and I have a bunch of things to show you and tell you about! There is a Betiko knit-a-long about to get started, hosted by awesome spinner Blonde Chicken! She has even spun up a bunch of yarn kits made especially for Betiko shawls! How cool is that?! OfContinue reading “Spinning, knit-a-long, fiber retreat, and what’s to come!”

February quick knits ebook: Buttons!

February is a month full of love, and I love buttons… well ok, that’s not why I chose the theme… it just kind of developed… anyway, this month’s club: Five different button-filled projects! The first, a knitting pattern for Shoggoth, the pin cushion demon! HP Lovecraft monster that knits up in approximately 20 yards ofContinue reading “February quick knits ebook: Buttons!”

Making milk liqueurs!

I decided to try out a new thing for fun this year: liqueur-making! Thanks to pinterest, I read how easy it is to make a basic milk liqueur (on Lottie + Doof)… I thought, hmm, maybe I’ll try that someday… and then I came across 2 more recipes and just couldn’t get the idea outContinue reading “Making milk liqueurs!”

Betiko: print pattern, new PDFs, and alternate top stitch pattern!

I’ve got a few updates regarding Betiko to let you know about! First, it’s now a part of my line of print patterns – I managed to get the 27 page pdf to squeeze into a 12 page booklet to keep it at a reasonable print pattern price. There aren’t many photos, but all theContinue reading “Betiko: print pattern, new PDFs, and alternate top stitch pattern!”

Ten minute no-sew recycled t-shirt bag!

Tutorial time! I got a gig teaching a recycled t-shirt project at the library a few months ago, with a request for a recycled tee bag – the only bags I’d made from tees in the past had required sturdy sewing, and I didn’t want hand-sewing to be the only thing holding the bottom closedContinue reading “Ten minute no-sew recycled t-shirt bag!”

Best of 2010 (plus a few wedding photos)!

I made some best of 2010 mosaics! Always fun to do… First, these are most of my knit designs from 2010 – for most months, I only chose 1 of the 2 quick knits club designs, to keep it from getting too big, but all the non-quick knits designs are up there. And a fewContinue reading “Best of 2010 (plus a few wedding photos)!”

Gifts from the past: Printed Shirt and Oven Mitts

Hah, these gifts from the past posts were supposed to happen before xmas, not a month after! Oh, me… Anyway, I grouped a couple of gifts I made using printing on fabric. This is a freezer paper stencil printed shirt I made for my dad, on a thrifted long sleeved tee: I just freehand drewContinue reading “Gifts from the past: Printed Shirt and Oven Mitts”

November 30th – December 31st photos

The last of my photo-a-day project for 2010! I made it through the whole year (missed a few per month towards the end there, but still) and now I am so happy it’s over! I love taking pictures (duh) but I don’t like that every day requirement… it resulted in lots of blah photos whenContinue reading “November 30th – December 31st photos”

January’s quick knits club! Yay books!

This month’s quick knits club theme is Read Books! I chose the theme for two reasons (which kind of go together)… We are getting our home library (old photo) into awesome functioning order – just got a fold-out couch so it can double as a guest room, and so we now have a comfy placeContinue reading “January’s quick knits club! Yay books!”