quicky post tonight before i get some sleep for the 100th monkey twilight sale tomorrow… the handmade nw show on tuesday went ok, not exactly busy (why tuesday? hmm) but i got lots of good feedback and decided to focus on hats for the upcoming shows. if you’ve been following my stuff for awhile youContinue reading “hats! and more hats! yeah hats!”
Category Archives: hats
my other blogging – tutorials and more!
hey i’ve fallen behind on showing you my craftstylish tutorial posts! so i’ll go back and tell you about the last 3 that i haven’t mentioned here… a few weeks ago i explained how to make my short-rows wavy hat with multiple yarns striping, both with 2 row wide stripes and 1 wedge wide sections.Continue reading “my other blogging – tutorials and more!”
big leethal shop update!
most of my friday was spent updating the leethal shop, and it’s finally done! tons of new printed shirts are in, a bunch of new shirt blanks for custom print jobs, and lots of new colored vinyl bowls! some of my favorites: and this new hat! i would love feedback on the shirts (and everythingContinue reading “big leethal shop update!”
yay, you voted! high five!! here’s a pdf for you!
update: this offer is over now, but see this post for info about the hat pattern! are excited to vote? i think most of you do stuff! blog readers probably already are, but, if not so much, i want to get you more excited! to everyone and anyone – if you comment here or emailContinue reading “yay, you voted! high five!! here’s a pdf for you!”
it’s scarves and hats weather!
quick post tonight – just want to share some new stuff i’ve been working on! now that it’s getting chilly up here i got inspired to make myself a felted sweater neck warmer with a neato wood button i got awhile back, then i embellished it cosy–style: it turned out so well – super comfy,Continue reading “it’s scarves and hats weather!”
Mr. Pointy: the hat of many faces!
ohmygosh it’s a new knitting pattern! woo hoo! i have been working on this pattern, on and off, since april! upon finishing my first version, it wasn’t at all what i had imagined/planned, so i was kind of disappointed and put it aside… but once i adjusted to what it had become, i grew toContinue reading “Mr. Pointy: the hat of many faces!”
blog improvement!
ok so here’s the thing. i know my blog has been not-so-awesome for awhile now; i have not been living up to my “do stuff!” goals of making this blog an inspiring collection of project ideas, causing everyone who comes across it to want to go out and, you know, do stuff! because of everythingContinue reading “blog improvement!”
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”
short-rows wavy hat class!
next saturday i’m teaching a class on my short-rows wavy hat pattern at twisted. and look, it works great in cotton! the class is listed as intermediate, but i think it’s a perfect project for an adventurous beginner – someone who is comfortable with knit and purl but doesn’t necessarily know anything else. i thinkContinue reading “short-rows wavy hat class!”
Lee Does Stuff 