Today in 'things I didn't know existed and then instantly bought when I found out about them' are curtain weights. Well, let me be more specific. I knew about the long tubes of curtain weights (the ones that look like teeny tiny strings of sausages), but not about these button [...]

Oh. Oh my. Oh my yes. Now, this isn't blocked yet, and it will absolutely flatten out a good bit once it is. But I'm kind of loving this. I'm trying to decide if I want to make one little tweak to the decreases, and I really should decide before [...]

So, what is the proper number of tentacles for a respectable person to knit? Because I heard a rumor Little Skein Anne might be making kits for these (just in case you don't want to track down some of the fiddlier bits yourself), and I find myself suddenly inclined to [...]

Oh, oh this fabric is doing a THING. A nifty, textured, wavy, in and out, super smushy THING. Now, there's always a little bit of a risk with a fabric like this that won't lay down totally flat, even after blocking. Some people are really really really bugged by it. [...]

  And I'm delighted with the version I settled on and think it's really solid and useful and all the details are thoroughly worked out! However (you knew there was going to be a however, didn't you?)... However while I was making that stack of them, all I could think [...]

Pssst, go check your inbox! The pattern for this just went out to Utter Nonsense and Rampant Nonsense patrons. I am smitten with these. Smitten I tell you. They should not be this amusing. There is no reason for them to be this amusing. But here we are. I feel [...]

I've been showing off the sparkly little needlebook over on instagram (you can see it here and here), and I wanted to run through a little supply list before the pattern comes out later this week! To make these you need a sheet of material, a strip of something to [...]

This is actually quite a bit bigger than it was when last you saw it (and bigger than it was when I took this picture). Not as much as it would have been had I done something scandalous like knit on it consistently you understand (my primary knitting chair suffered [...]

They're back, but not for long! The retired patterns are back through Thursday June 15 They're on both ravelry and payhip Use the code NONSENSE for 20% off the retired patterns Check your inbox first if you get mail from me (mailing list folks and patrons both got a bigger [...]

Remember how I said it would look cool in a minute? Even if it looked a little weird now? Yeah, well I think the cool bit is starting to show! I mean as always, I fully understand if its charms are not yet apparent. But we've reached the part where [...]