free pattern: big bulky bucket hat!

yeah! i knit this up in no time, as an experiment, trying out this top-down idea with some gorgeous handspun, and it worked out so well that i decided to write up the pattern and share it with you!! because it’s knit top-down, you can easily make it exactly as long as you want withoutContinue reading “free pattern: big bulky bucket hat!”

new recycled kit yarns in the shop!

new yarns in the shop!! 7 new kits total. the 4 pictured on the ends are all for spiraling stripes hat kits, and the 2 in the centers are for ninja mitts kits, but of course they can all be purchased alone if that’s what you want. and of course all the pattern pdfs canContinue reading “new recycled kit yarns in the shop!”

a bunch of leethal updatey stuff

first of all, i’ve changed my comments settings back to normal. i guess after i switched it to registered users only it got messed up and wouldn’t let anyone comment, lame! it has been switched back for a couple days now, and i’ve gotten several spam comments since then, so i’m assuming that means it’sContinue reading “a bunch of leethal updatey stuff”

thank you 2007, you were a good year!

woo look it’s my muchly procrastinated 2007 post! so those photos are all important-in-some-way things i did, places i went, projects i worked on, designs i created, or just images that relate to something special that happened in 2007. 2007 was seriously full of firsts. so i made a list. semi-consecutive order… i went digital!Continue reading “thank you 2007, you were a good year!”

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!!”

multi-colored custom yarn with kool-aid, part 1!

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 here i go, my first blog tutorial! it’s gonna be a two-parter,Continue reading “multi-colored custom yarn with kool-aid, part 1!”