so much fun at black sheep gathering yesterday! but first things first… baby goats! (the sound isn’t important, so turn off your sound now if you want.) http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5249164&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 i think we were told they’re 4 weeks old. oh so cute! but ok besides that… fiber! we looked at braid after braid of pretty fiber, andContinue reading “black sheep ’09!”
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knitting, fairness, fiber, and more knitting
how was your wwkip day? not that we don’t all knit in public all the time, but it’s always fun to have an excuse to go knit with a friend over coffee + ice cream (in my case) instead of staying in and working all day like i normally do on saturdays. i met myContinue reading “knitting, fairness, fiber, and more knitting”
bobbie’s tee tote tutorial!
a few months ago i got the nicest package in the mail! pete’s aunt bobbie made this super crafty, recycley t-shirt tote bag and sent me not just the bag itself, but a supernice note with a how-to for making my own! so flippin awesome! so this is bobbie’s tutorial, brought to you by doContinue reading “bobbie’s tee tote tutorial!”
thrifty finds: stripey sweater and cupcakes book!
a couple weeks ago i decided to take a saturday afternoon walk, and found a garage sale on craigslist to head towards, in search of buttons or sweaters to unravel. didn’t find either of those, but i did score vegan cupcakes take over the world for a dollar! then on the walk back home, iContinue reading “thrifty finds: stripey sweater and cupcakes book!”
a landmark and lots of reflection
a couple days ago i realized that i missed my 1 year anniversary of being self-employed – kind of a big deal, pretty freaking awesome! i honestly didn’t think i’d make it a year without getting some kind of part-time job or taking work i didn’t want, but i did it! so, in traditional blog-relatedContinue reading “a landmark and lots of reflection”
lost in code-land!
ohmygosh i feel totally out of touch with the world. a little while back i started planning a website redesign, kind of vaguely, and then about a weekish ago i started teaching myself css. (the current version of leethal.net, as well as leemeredith.com and my other sites are all just plain html, no style sheets.) Continue reading “lost in code-land!”
ten 10 yard cuffs, part 2: kits!
they’re up! 10 yard cuff kits! a little later than planned because it took freakin forever for that huuuge shop update, but i’m so excited about them!! so, here’s the deal… a standard kit comes with one mini-skein and 2 buttons, for making one cuff. so $10 gets you 10 patterns, 10 yards of hand-dyedContinue reading “ten 10 yard cuffs, part 2: kits!”
ten 10 yard cuffs, part 1: mini-ebook
it’s done! well, the first part is done. but now i can tell you everything. the cuff pattern set is ten designs, each using 10 yards of yarn, and 2 buttons. the pdf is for sale now and is 10 pages long, with 3 pages of technique how-tos, etc. the set is meant not justContinue reading “ten 10 yard cuffs, part 1: mini-ebook”
craftstylish celebration month tutorials and more
oh hello there world. i’ve been so out of everything lately, it’s been a weird last couple of weeks. pete had a semi-emergency surgery a week ago and has been home recovering since, so i’ve been working less than usual, and things like blog-reading and twitter-following almost not at all, so i’m pretty detached. we’veContinue reading “craftstylish celebration month tutorials and more”
classes, anyone?
hey portlanders, i have some classes coming up!! they are: may 9th (this saturday!): freezer paper stenciling at sellwood library 1pm may 18th: sweater conversion at diy lounge (woodstock location) 5:30pm may 20th: recycled wool sweater jewelry at albina library 5:30pm june 7th: recycled wool coffee cup and mug cozies at gregory heights library 2pmContinue reading “classes, anyone?”
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