I’m so excited to share Cirilia’s new book with you! Magpies, Homebodies, and Nomads: A modern knitter’s guide to discovering and exploring style, by Cirilia Rose, will be officially released on November 4th. I was sent a review copy (woo! and further disclosure: I’m friends with Cirilia) and I’ve very much enjoyed reading it andContinue reading “Book review / interview with Cirilia Rose!”
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Book review: Gertie Sews Vintage Casual
Book review time! First things first – the generous publisher sent me a lovely review copy of this book, Gertie Sews Vintage Casual by Gretchen Hirsch, which is why I’m blogging about it. That doesn’t mean it’s not an awesome book! Oh, it is! What immediately caught my eye was the artwork – so great!! TheContinue reading “Book review: Gertie Sews Vintage Casual”
Pom-Poms! book and pom-pom wreath project!
I made a thing! A little while ago, the publisher sent me a review copy of this book, Pom-Poms! 25 Awesomely Fluffy Projects by Sarah Goldschadt and Lexi Walters Wright. The holiday season inspired me to make the pom-pom wreath! Fun! I got out the book, my Clover pom-pom makers, a fork to try outContinue reading “Pom-Poms! book and pom-pom wreath project!”
Thanksgiving sale weekend: Print Pattern Packages (with digital downloads) on sale!
Remember when I used to sell full-color printed booklets of my patterns through MagCloud (and also self-distributed to yarn shops)? Maybe you don’t, but yeah, I did used to do that… it was a lot of work and not many people were interested, so I stopped, and now I only sell a couple of collectionsContinue reading “Thanksgiving sale weekend: Print Pattern Packages (with digital downloads) on sale!”
Adventure Knitting: now completely complete!
Okay this is finally the final Adventure Knitting blog post – I got my final draft of the print book in the mail today, so the print book is now officially available and everything is complete! But before I get into the print book info, let me tell you the whole deal about the ebook.Continue reading “Adventure Knitting: now completely complete!”
leethal Adventure Knit-a-long! Get ready… get set…
It’s now beginning, the leethal Adventure Knit-a-long! (on rav) I was vague and cryptic before, but now I can tell you more details! The pattern collection is inspired by Choose Your Own Adventure books, and each part is delivered as a printable, foldable 8-page booklet: (Each part is also in a screen-reading friendly format inContinue reading “leethal Adventure Knit-a-long! Get ready… get set…”
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!”
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!”
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!”
Book Giveaway #5: Manga Cross-Stitch
Here’s my last book giveaway of the week, and definitely the most specialized one – Manga Cross-Stitch: Make Your Own Graphic Art Needlework, by Helen McCarthy: This book needs to find a very specific home, with a needle crafter who is a huge manga fan – I know you’re out there! I think it’s awesomeContinue reading “Book Giveaway #5: Manga Cross-Stitch”
Lee Does Stuff 