wooo i’m published!

eeeeee i’m officially a designer!!!! the first pattern i ever wrote, entwined, was published today in knitty! i still can’t believe it! here are some more shots from our shoot (taken by my awesome guy pete): and perfect timing too, because i just uploaded my new website design last night! i have plans to fullyContinue reading “wooo i’m published!”

crafty super goodness!

ok i have to post about my craft shopping spree yesterday – eek it was such a success! so much amazing stuff to be found at knittn’ kitten and scrap, for so cheap!! everything on the orange rug is from scrap (including the rug) and everything on the fabric is from knittn’ kitten. at scrapContinue reading “crafty super goodness!”

make a pinhole lens for your camera!

  tutorial time! and this one is for photoheads out there, no more yarn talk! i’m gonna show you how to make a pinhole “lens” for any SLR camera. everything should work with a film camera, but with digital you’ll be able to experiment more to get the best results without having to pay forContinue reading “make a pinhole lens for your camera!”

random facts + super happy creative day!

i got tagged! by elizabeth of the crafts of destiny. so the thing is: list 7 random things about yourself and then tag 7 more people to do the same… here i go! 1. i grew up thinking tofu was super gross because of clarissa explains it all, and now it’s a staple of myContinue reading “random facts + super happy creative day!”

multi-colored custom yarn with kool-aid, part 2!!

Update 2/25/2010: I’m doing a new dyeing tutorial, and decided I’ve learned so much and changed my methods over the years that I should edit these old posts a bit, so the basics here are original, but some minor details are changed… ok part 2: complicated multi-colored self-striping yarn! so after i made that variegatedContinue reading “multi-colored custom yarn with kool-aid, part 2!!”