Here's your monthly reminder that abortions are good, I am staunchly pro abortion, and if you support me, I will absolutely give some of your money to causes I believe in. My very first patreon goal was to set up a recurring donation to help pay for abortions, and that's what we're doing here. This month, I also want to remind my US readers to vote to protect the abortion rights that we still have and to start the fight to reclaim the ones that were taken away. Please don't think you're safe just because you live in a blue [...]

The book pattern is coming out later this week (Wednesday this week instead of Tuesday because I'm guessing lots of you will be off voting on Tuesday), so let's run through a few things so everyone is ready! 1) If you want an email when it comes out, make sure you're on the mailing list. 2) If you want it to just show up in your inbox when it comes out, you can make that happen on patreon. 3) You need a few funny bits for these! I did a post with all that information a few days ago. Or, [...]

This week featured a whole bunch of complicated and frustrating life stuff that I can't actually do much about. And my usual response to that particular feeling is well then point me at something I can do something about so I can feel a bit more in control. So I broke out the sewing machine and finally sorted out some storage for my needles. Because my needles have been living in a box, all jumbled up with each other, for the last few months. And this was...not ideal. But I found a drawer unit with shallow drawers, and I had [...]

The books are coming soon (next week!), so let's do a quick supply list so you can have everything you'll need on hand when the pattern drops! You build the books around a hinged tin (like a mint tin) or a slider box (like a matchbox), and that's the main thing you'll need to have handy. You'll be able to see the tin in the finished book, so if you want, you can either decorate the outside of the tin or look for a pretty/plain one. You'll only see the end of the box, so it doesn't matter what the [...]

So...I am in possession of quite a lot of dpns in various sizes, all of which have been living jumbled up in a box together since the great office reshuffle.⁠ And I am also in possession of a drawer unit with very very very shallow drawers that seems just about perfect for keeping needles in.⁠ And some felt.⁠ And a ruler.⁠ And a calculator.⁠ And some (very) basic sewing skills.⁠ Which means I might soon be in possession of the strangest and most particular needle sorting system you ever did see...but I think it has potential.⁠ Wanna see how it [...]

Baby hat number two underway, because somehow you never just know one person needing a baby hat, they always come in groups. Is there a (very slightly) sneaky plan afoot to do with these? Yes! Will I get my act together enough to properly pull it off? Possibly? Will I at the very least manage to use them for instagram/blog fodder while I try and pull off the sneakier parts of the plan? Clearly! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to keep measuring this and checking the chart of head/hat sizes and going 'really? that small? I mean ok [...]

Miss Fizzy wishes you a very happy Halloween, should that be your sort of thing. And while she cannot in good conscience recommend that you ever try to get any cat to wear anything on its head she will, grudgingly, admit that this makes a fairly serviceable pillow for your afternoon sunbeam nap. ⁠ ⁠ Do mind the claws though.⁠ ⁠ The pattern is called Ensorcellment. Should you wish to annoy the cats in your own life, you can either buy it or join the patreon at the appropriate level and just download it as part of your membership (it'll [...]