Happy 2015! Do you feel like now we’re officially in the future? I do. 2015. Damn. Anyway, I have some things to share with you and tell you about! I’ll start with the older news… In late December, the 4 days after Christmas, I released a free pattern via social media. (Here it is onContinue reading “2015: Year of Making plans and other year-end/beginning stuff”
Category Archives: knitting
New pattern set: Twist on a Classic mitts + What a Twist hat!
New bulky, QUICK patterns, just in time for last-minute holiday knitting! This is technically one new pattern, plus one pattern re-release, but they are available together as a new matching set. Twist on a Classic (ravelry link) is a new pattern for fingerless mitts – they are fun and speedy to make, they are cozy inContinue reading “New pattern set: Twist on a Classic mitts + What a Twist hat!”
New pattern: Jonathan!
It’s time for another pattern and the beginning of yet another new trio! Jonathan (ravelry link) is a 2-color brioche scarf (written especially for brioche beginners!), very gender neutral… …and it can be made extra big and/or extra colorful if you want… …and there are HIDDEN GOATS!! Goooaaattttsss. Goatsgoatsgoatsgoatsgoats. Three different goaty goat heads! (ThereContinue reading “New pattern: Jonathan!”
Gift-a-Long!
It’s that time, knitters! The 2014 Gift-a-Long (or GAL) has just begun!! The GAL includes a massive sale (293 designers, 3822 patterns total) through Nov 21st, and knit-a-longs (/crochet-a-longs) through the end of the year, with TONS of opportunities to win prizes! There are 1866 pattern prizes that will be given away to winners throughoutContinue reading “Gift-a-Long!”
New pattern: Tionne! (my first sweater pattern!!)
I’ve done it! After 7 years of designing knit accessories, I’ve upped my game and released my first garment pattern! (Find Tionne on ravelry here, or on my website here.) It’s a stripy asymmetrical pullover sweater, which can be worn in any direction! Aaand, it’s for any weight yarn, custom sized to your body, by measuring your gauge,Continue reading “New pattern: Tionne! (my first sweater pattern!!)”
Book review / interview with Cirilia Rose!
I’m so excited to share Cirilia’s new book with you! Magpies, Homebodies, and Nomads: A modern knitter’s guide to discovering and exploring style, by Cirilia Rose, will be officially released on November 4th. I was sent a review copy (woo! and further disclosure: I’m friends with Cirilia) and I’ve very much enjoyed reading it andContinue reading “Book review / interview with Cirilia Rose!”
Third pattern in the Bulk Trio: Mikkey!
So I released this pattern earlier this year, at the tail end of winter, but it was very silly timing because it’s a WARM piece of knitting, a great fall/winter knit… so I held off on blogging about it until it made more sense to say… Hey, check out Mikkey! (on ravelry here) A cozy,Continue reading “Third pattern in the Bulk Trio: Mikkey!”
Fall season events and stuff!
I have some exciting events coming up! First: This Thursday, here in Portland, I’ll be at the Fluevog store on SW Stark, just a couple blocks from downtown Powell’s, for their Yarnie Evening! You can find details on facebook here, or in this ravelry thread here. I’ll have pattern books for sale, as well as someContinue reading “Fall season events and stuff!”
leethal Knitter’s Tool Tins!
Exciting thing! The awesome knit designer Sarah Wilson (who I got to meet and hang out with awhile back), aka The Sexy Knitter, in addition to designing fabulous patterns (I love this and this!), makes these handy Knitter’s Tool Tins… And for this month only, there are 5 Tool Tins available featuring my photos! So cool!!Continue reading “leethal Knitter’s Tool Tins!”
Adventure Knit-a-long is moving along!
Now that we’re around halfway-ish through the knit-a-long (ravelry link), I want to show you some peeks of how it’s going! You can still totally join and catch up – we’re currently still in the section 1 week, section 2 goes out this Thursday, and section 3 next Thursday. Since section 1 has been out forContinue reading “Adventure Knit-a-long is moving along!”