Film Negative Stencils & New Stenciling mini-zine!

Hello! I’m a bit rushed but I really wanted to get this posted today for anyone reading who’s local, because the reason I’m rushed is that I’m prepping to table Portland Zine Symposium on Sunday! It’ll be my first time selling my new zines in person and I’m a bit nervous but definitely excited! I’llContinue reading “Film Negative Stencils & New Stenciling mini-zine!”

Upcoming teaching and other stuff!

I can’t believe it’s November already! I am deep into my school term (did you know I’m going to school?!) and suddenly it’s the holiday season already, whoa! I just wanted to let you know about a few upcoming things… First, if you’re in the Seattle area, I’ll be at Knit Fit! again this year,Continue reading “Upcoming teaching and other stuff!”

New pattern: Siskiyou!

It’s now officially October, and I have a fresh new pattern for you, for the chilly season!  Siskiyou is a hat inspired by the Douglas Fir trees of Oregon.  (On ravelry here!) It features a twisted stitch trees design (3 different trees), which happens to be reversible! I was given this Snowy colorway yarn byContinue reading “New pattern: Siskiyou!”

News, timelines, and lots of design process ramblings

News for Oregonians!  For the first time this year, I’ll be teaching at Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival in Canby – and registration deadline is very soon!  Register online by this Saturday (Sept 5th) to ensure your spot.  If you miss that deadline, you can still come and sign up in person at the event, butContinue reading “News, timelines, and lots of design process ramblings”

Glad it’s April 1st, no foolin’

Happy April!  I have a few things to blog about to start off the month… firstly real quick, I just want to let EU knitters know that you can now, once again, purchase my patterns through ravelry (or my website), including collections/ebooks, yay! Next, I made a word list for a photo-a-day challenge for this month!Continue reading “Glad it’s April 1st, no foolin’”

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!”

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!”

Pattern updates and other news!

Newsy stuff time!  (No, not Newsies stuff, although I am all for seizing the day and carrying banners and whatnot.)  First off, Portlanders, my Coloring Book sample knits are currently on display at Twisted!  You can check it out through Sunday, and I will be present for meet+greeting, question answering, etc on Sunday during theContinue reading “Pattern updates and other news!”

Some events and news and stuff!

I have a few announcement kinds of things for you – first, for Portlanders, I’m having a trunk show this weekend!  At Sellwood’s brand new excellent shop, Yarntastic, on Saturday (Sept 14th) 2-5pm.  My stuff will stay on display throughout the week, so if you can’t make the official event on Saturday, you can stillContinue reading “Some events and news and stuff!”

Adventure Knit-a-long: final section release!

The adventure knit-a-long is winding around its woodsy paths and coming to an end this week, as the final knitting section pdf was released last Friday.  Now adventurers have everything needed to make this book: And, of course, to knit all the projects inside!  There are lots of projects with photos up in ravelry, ifContinue reading “Adventure Knit-a-long: final section release!”