Month of leethal Giveaways!

So all the house-buying stuff has been going super well, and now our moving date is exactly one month from today!  That means many things, a major one being that I need to de-stash!  I also would like to make an extra bit of moving-expenses money, so I’m kind of combining these needs into aContinue reading “Month of leethal Giveaways!”

New pattern in Knitty: Buttonhead!

Woooo it’s up!  I first started designing this hat way back last summer, then once I developed it to be any-gauge, perfect for handspun, I decided it might fit well into Knittyspin and submitted it!  Yay Knittyspin!! So yeah, it’s a simple hat, but what makes it awesome is that it can be knit inContinue reading “New pattern in Knitty: Buttonhead!”

Giveaway x2! Plus some last minute gift ideas…

Oh my how quickly this month is flying by!  Crafty Wonderland on Sunday went super well – it was great to meet a bunch of you, thanks for saying hi!!  The new stitch sets were well received, I got some neato gifts from other crafters, met some new people, good day! I’m making some holidayContinue reading “Giveaway x2! Plus some last minute gift ideas…”

Other countries are so much cooler than mine…

This is super belated, books I got back at the beginning of the year, but now that I’ve gotten a few more recently I’m going to do a series of Japanese book posts over the next few weeks!  You may remember my initial excitement about these incredible books from the first time I went toContinue reading “Other countries are so much cooler than mine…”

New hat pattern! Plus new project!

Don’t get too excited, this one is just for Twisted Single Skein Club members for now, but I’m excited to finally get to show you anyway!  I designed this hat – Ocean Breezes (rav link) – for Twisted many months ago and it’s been so hard to keep it so secret!  It will be forContinue reading “New hat pattern! Plus new project!”

My first ebook! Game Knitting!

Ohmygosh, it’s done, it’s really done!  I thought this day would never come!  This ebook concept has been brewing in my head, in some form or another, since early 2007, no kidding!  For quite some time it was just going to be a blog post, then I had plans to make a free pdf, butContinue reading “My first ebook! Game Knitting!”

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”