Ok, so a fair number of folks get kiiiiiinda up in their heads over blocking. And I need to wash & block these today. So I'm just going to do it live.⁠ Keep an eye on instagram stories for what's going on, I'll keep filling them in over the course of the day (and may? possibly? maybe? come back and update the post, but no promises).⁠ But step 1, throw it in a sink full of cool water (use a bowl if your sink is dirty).⁠ Step 2, if you have it, add a tiny tiny drop of a no [...]

I mean I would like to show you this hat. It's lovely. I think you'll like it. But it is currently...occupied. And I'm sure you understand that we mustn't disturb such a royal fellow. But some time soon here, I'll give you a better look at what's going on!

These started life as a personal project. For you see, I am a board game person. And not just a board game person, but one of those people whose enjoyment of a board game is substantially increased if the various bits and pieces of the game are...cute.   So it was only natural that I knit myself a little nest to hold the egg-shaped tokens in one of my favorite games (someone is about to ask, it’s called Wingspan and it’s great). But it turns out rather a lot of you share my peculiar predilections (for both board games and [...]

Yeah, yeah I know. This looks ridiculous. I'm not suggesting you walk around with this on your hat! But I did want to show just how much of a difference it can make if you work with different materials. From left to right these are:⁠ - the same yarn the hat's knit in, just in a different color (that's Little Skein Anne's awesome harvest sport base)⁠ - silk embroidery floss, held double⁠ - fluffy silk and mohair laceweight, held double⁠ - one strand of silk embroidery floss and one strand of the fluffy laceweight⁠ They all work (and all look [...]

I mean yes, the quail eggs I found for sale on the side of the road are at least partially responsible for deciding to bring this back out. But really, that is not the worst or the strangest reason I've ever done something like this. So I can't bring myself to fret too much... (Standard disclaimers go here...do not mess with real birds' nests or with wild birds' eggs. One, because that's mean to the birds, don't be mean. Two, because there are all sorts of excitingly nasty diseases you can get from birds and no one needs that, especially [...]

Ok so yes, we do not normally do this on weekends. But I heard some of you might be on a bit of a deadline for filling Easter baskets, and I have a bit of Life Stuff going on early next week, so I thought perhaps no one would mind if this came out today instead.⁠ ⁠Hatched is out on both ravelry and payhip. The pattern includes the nest (which you can totally make as a little drawstring pouch and fill with the candy of your choice) and the eggs, and it's 10% off for the first few days the [...]

April Fools' Day Sale! Use the code NO FOOLING for 30% off any of the patterns for tiny, ridiculous things!⁠ ⁠Official bits, just for the avoidance of confusion:⁠⁠ This is for today only (it ends at 11:59pm, EDT, April 1, 2023).⁠ ⁠It covers the patterns for tiny things that aren't really intended to be worn by humans (that's Bedeck, Bookmarked, Chimney, Dispatch, Ensorcellment, Foraged, Hoard, Palpitation, Scintillation, Shiversome, Tufted, and Unspooled).⁠ ⁠It works on both Ravelry and Payhip.⁠ ⁠As always, if you get email from me (either from the mailing list or patreon), go check your email first, there's always [...]