the zine symposium was pretty awesome! here is what my cramped little half-table space looked like: while it felt similar to a craft show, it was pretty different from what i’m used to… i only sold small stuff – zines, buttons, patches – and i did a ton of swapping! i met a lot ofContinue reading “zine overload and i knit a sweater!”
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belated tour wrapup and new yarns!
remember the tour de fleece? remember how i said i planned to make one skein per day to put in my shop? yeah that didn’t happen. that first week i was sooo into it and made so many rad yarns, i guess i drained all my energy and ran out of steam to keep itContinue reading “belated tour wrapup and new yarns!”
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!”
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”
new leethal recycley fun stuff!
so you may have seen my threadbanger post a couple weeks ago about melting vintage knitting needles into jewelry… well, if you don’t want to try it out yourself, i now have my store stocked with necklaces and bracelets! each necklace comes with a custom matching recycled paperclip + vintage beads stitch marker pendant, andContinue reading “new leethal recycley fun stuff!”
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!”
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”
tons of new leethal stuff!
huge leethal store update, woooo! finally, all the fun stuff i made for the alberta art hop a month ago is up for sale. lots of cuffs, a bunch of colored mini record bowls, and much much more! and i’ll be posting about the superfun sale tomorrow morningish. here are some of my favorite items:Continue reading “tons of new leethal stuff!”
long-awaited patterns+yarn page!!
ok ok ok it’s done at last! these last few weeks have been weird and hectic and up and down but things are finally winding down and i’m able to get some real work done. i’m so excited for this webpage to be up and running, all my patterns and yarns together in one convenientContinue reading “long-awaited patterns+yarn page!!”
Lee Does Stuff 