The adventure knitting has begun! After the get ready… get set… period finished up, last Thursday at midnight was GO! time. The first actual pattern was released, again in the foldable booklet format (either color or black & white, along with the screen-reading format as well). I printed one out for myself in b&w andContinue reading “Adventure Knit-a-long, Go!”
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Obligatory TNNA summer 2013 recap post!
The weekend before last I spent 5 days in Columbus, Ohio for the industry trade show of the year for all things fibery and needley. We had a time. I roomed with the fabulous Andrea Rangel (who is pictured above and is the best at colors – check out this palette she rocked one day.) And IContinue reading “Obligatory TNNA summer 2013 recap post!”
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…”
Off to TNNA!
So, if you follow knit designers, you surely have at least heard of TNNA – it’s the biggest industry convention trade show thing of the year, every June in Columbus, Ohio (though I think that’s changing next year; oh how the ice cream will be missed by the knitters). Last year I went for theContinue reading “Off to TNNA!”
leethal Adventure Knit-a-long!
Summer is almost here and it’s time for some adventure! So in July will begin the leethal Adventure Knit-a-long! A knit-a-long like no other, you will be led on adventures each week as you make choices about your knitting project. You’ll be able to choose between four different items – three accessories, or one smallerContinue reading “leethal Adventure Knit-a-long!”
I’m in Knitscene Accessories 2013!
Hey you guys, I have a pattern in a magazine! Woo! That’s a montage from their webpage of just a few of the 33 patterns in Knitscene’s new Accessories 2013 issue, and there’s my pattern! It’s called Pink Squish Hat, and it’s a bulky cabled hat knit modularly in four sections, all connected with short rows,Continue reading “I’m in Knitscene Accessories 2013!”
New pattern: Biratu, a cabled shawl
Cables! Shawls! Cabled shawls! Let’s go! Biratu is here! Using the same basic construction as Betiko, all modular, no picked up stitches, no seaming, just short rows, increases, and decreases. And cables! If you like it, and feel up to the possible knitting challenge (it’s not exactly hard, really, just a lot to keep trackContinue reading “New pattern: Biratu, a cabled shawl”
New leethal knits technique tutorials!
So after I finished all my recent leethalknits.com style/layout updates, I worked on improving my techniques tutorials section… including the addition of video! Yeah I know, knitting tutorial videos are nothing new and I should have started doing it long ago, but now that I have a quick+easy camera I plan to make more… So IContinue reading “New leethal knits technique tutorials!”
Website makeover! Complete with new faq page, mailing list, and more…
There are more changes I’m still working on, but I just can’t wait to show you this huge update I’ve made to leethalknits.com! First, brand new home page: Above is a screenshot on my big monitor, and below is in a smaller browser window – some of the background photos on the left may overlapContinue reading “Website makeover! Complete with new faq page, mailing list, and more…”
New and improved Betiko shawl, plus upcoming collection!
The first shawl I designed, back in 2010, was Betiko (on rav), first released as a mystery knit-a-long, then as a long multi-part pattern, with the more simple garter stitch edged version… …and the customizable pattern, with full instructions for the wavy version (below), detailed instructions for striping in any version, and for plugging inContinue reading “New and improved Betiko shawl, plus upcoming collection!”
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