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!”

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!”

Our trip to the UK + Ireland!

As you know if you’ve been following the blog, or twitter, or instagram, or tumblr… Pete’s awesome parents just took us across the pond for most of September, traveling in a big loop through southern England, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and northern England.  I could write a separate long blog post on every singleContinue reading “Our trip to the UK + Ireland!”

UK adventures are approaching fast!

I’m going to the UK!  Really soon!  The summer flew by, as it often does, and now September is just about here and I’m getting on a plane in one week! We’ve been preparing all summer – we bought raincoats and backpacks, lined up a house sitter, I’ve been working ahead like crazy in orderContinue reading “UK adventures are approaching fast!”

TNNA! plus some new things…

First, exciting news, I have a new Quick Knits print book of an assortment of 12 of the most popular patterns!  They all use no more than 20 yards of yarn, and they come in a 16 page high-quality printed booklet for $12.  When you buy through MagCloud, you’ll also get a free pdf download of theContinue reading “TNNA! plus some new things…”

One day my log will have something to say about this.

Way back on leap day Pete and I took a 2 day trip up through Washington, guided by an itinerary of Twin Peaks related stops.  It was awesome! Besides all the Lynch nerdery involved, it was also a fun way to see tons of gorgeous places all over the great pacific northwest.  I love OregonContinue reading “One day my log will have something to say about this.”

Pattern sale for all of February!!

I’m turning thirty this month, you guys!  To, um, celebrate (?), I’m having a sale on all my knitting patterns for the whole month! Buy any 3 or more of my patterns at the same time, through my website (including quick knits ebooks) or through ravelry, and enter the coupon code “thirty” in the cart to get 30% offContinue reading “Pattern sale for all of February!!”

California games, burritos, kitties, and more…

I spent about 3 weeks in late December / early January hanging with my family in California, meaning to get lots of knitting done, but that didn’t really happen.  What did happen was lots of game playing, movie watching, eating, and exploring different parts of southern California…  Here are highlights from the trip in photosContinue reading “California games, burritos, kitties, and more…”