i had been excited about susan beal‘s new book, button it up, since she was writing it, and now it’s out and my review over on the threadbanger blog just went up! to celebrate the buttony goodness of the book, craftstylish has been having button month all march! so many fun projects! i was alreadyContinue reading “yay button month!”
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holiday adventures, 2008
ok this is going to be a mostly personal post, but there are a few craft projects thrown in to keep it fun. these last couple of weeks have been totally nutso, so i have quite a bit to catch up on. i’ll try to speed through stuff, but there’s a lot i wanted toContinue reading “holiday adventures, 2008”
japanese craft book overload
i’ve had a superfun last couple of days! on thursday i was lucky enough to get to hang out with diane and rachel all afternoon, fun times! diane took us to the amazing kinokuniya bookstore inside uwajimaya in beaverton. that’s not even all the craft books! so, backing up, i had listened to diane’s podcastContinue reading “japanese craft book overload”
diy rebellion and fibery things
in celebration of the 4th, i did a short post yesterday for threadbanger about revolutionary knitting, and i want to get into it a little more here. i’ve been reading a lot about the history of knitting and spinning lately (here and here and here and here and more) and one of the most interestingContinue reading “diy rebellion and fibery things”
knit one, embellish too
i’ve waited to post about cosy‘s new book, knit one, embellish too, until i finished my first book project, and now i have! knit from my handspun alpaca, a couple sections blended with dyed wool, the only project small enough for that small amount of yarn was the flutter neck scarf, and i love it!Continue reading “knit one, embellish too”
bead simple!
my second threadbanger post went up a couple days ago – about susan beal’s new beading book! woo! so i went to that bead simple event a little while back, got the book the same day, and am now a little mad at susan for totally getting me into this whole new beading world! ok,Continue reading “bead simple!”
one more knitting post
ok i’m sorry to non-knitting readers for all these knitting posts, but i assure you i will be posting a neato photography-related how-to very soon! i found this book from 1968 at my super awesome local used book store {open} so great! i get bored easily with big projects, which is why hats and mittsContinue reading “one more knitting post”
issue #1
it’s officially released! the complete contents are: p.1 intro, do stuff! p.2-5 ninja mitts tutorials (5 versions) p.6-7 record bowls how-to p.8 leethal tea recipe p.9 beer bread recipe p.10-11 hat of the issue: monster hat p.12-15 intro to photography p.16 listen to: angela correa p.17 correatown’s contribution p.18-21 go here: las vegas p.22 funnyContinue reading “issue #1”
Lee Does Stuff 