Tour de Fleece is officially over! And I rocked it! I totally succeeded at my goal, which was to either spin, dye, or unravel every day of the tour – I spun or dyed fiber every day, with the only exception being that I flipped a day of rest with the previous day due toContinue reading “Tour de Fleece wrapup!”
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free pattern: Penta-Coasters!
When I was getting ready to release leethal quick knits I realized all of my patterns so far had been cuffs/bracelets, so I designed these Penta-Coasters! You can get the free pdf from the patterns page over there (or ravelry), and I’ll also paste the pattern below for anyone who is anti-pdf… I made upContinue reading “free pattern: Penta-Coasters!”
Introducing leethal quick knits!
Finally, that new thing I’ve been hinting about for awhile – leethal quick knits! The new section is a major pattern resource, containing links to around 70ish free patterns, which will continue to grow as I add more, and my brand new club!! I’m so excited about the club! It will be monthly, at leastContinue reading “Introducing leethal quick knits!”
new leethal.net is up!
Wow I can’t believe it’s up! 2 months+ of serious work, it’s a weird (good!) feeling for it to be done! Well, not done done, it’ll always be a work in progress, always new stuff to add, but it’s up and you can see it!! There’s so much going on, I’m dividing it into aContinue reading “new leethal.net is up!”
belated photo post, just for fun…
ok this post is way belated – this is the first part of our fun times with pete’s parents playing tourists, before the berry picking and stuff from my post a couple weeks ago. i’ve had the photos plugged into a draft for weeks, and now so much time has passed, i’m just going toContinue reading “belated photo post, just for fun…”
can’t wait any longer to show you a preview!
a few fun things for you! i contributed some thrifting tips to portland blog the handmade experiment – read it and imagine how overflowing with stuff my studio is! darn you portland and your awesome thrift stores! i listed all the items i shop for to use as crafting materials, what to pay attention to,Continue reading “can’t wait any longer to show you a preview!”
ebook review: weaving un-loomed!
sister diane gilleland (of craftypod) is the official master of ebooks, in my book – first she released making a great blog a few months ago, and now this gorgeous 59 page weaving un-loomed project book! with amazing detail in each of the project step-by-step how-tos, as well as tons of intro-to-weaving info, and tips/tricks/troubleshooting,Continue reading “ebook review: weaving un-loomed!”
so much spinning!
news first – i’ve become a last-minute vendor for crafty wonderland on sunday! i had just been thinking about how i haven’t done any shows since the holiday season, and i miss them a little, then i got an email that there were cancellations and i said sure! now i’m thinking, july is probably theContinue reading “so much spinning!”
yarn and fiber and weaving and knitting, whoa!
first of all, after getting all pumped up about spinning after black sheep, i did a spinning roundup on threadbanger to help people get started; i was so happy to see it mentioned on the craft blog! hopefully it’ll inspire many to at least try out a spindle… i hope to have lots of handspunContinue reading “yarn and fiber and weaving and knitting, whoa!”
berries, block prints, food, and foof!
pete’s parents came up for a full 2 week vacation, and pete was able to get a total of 6 days off work to hang with them; i managed to take most of that time off too (working on knitting patterns in the car whenever possible) so we had all kinds of adventures! there’s soContinue reading “berries, block prints, food, and foof!”
Lee Does Stuff 