So to be fair, the decision to knit another pair of the mitts was...understandable. ⁠ They are utterly lovely. But lovely, in that sort of way where I, despite being The Person Who Knit Them In The First Place, am quite capable of holding them and thinking 'huh, how exactly does that work?'⁠ So perhaps I knit a second pair to make sure that the version of the pattern I wrote in February of 2021 really did make the piece of fabric I first created in early 2017. Because fine. I know my limitations.⁠ And the good news was that [...]

Look, I am normally Quite Immune to the charms of April Fools' Day.  I'm a very literal little soul, and often somewhere between perplexed and troubled by the things people think of as pranks.  So there will be no shenanigans of that sort here.  But I do have a certain proclivity to tiny nonsense.  And today seemed like a fine time to show it off. So, for today only, use the code FOOLISHNESS for 20% off all my tiny things. As usual, if you were on the mailing list as of yesterday, check your inbox, you've got a much bigger [...]

Monday morning saw me bundled up in my warm woollies, tromping through the forest, eggs in tow, in search of a good mossy rock. My quest was successful. Which means that our wee eggling friends should, barring any unforeseen catastrophes between now and then, be out Tuesday! Bonus points to anyone who successfully predicts the two different egg-shaped candies I brought along with me. And apologies to the lovely normal people out taking normal walks like normal members of society who came upon me, crouched on hands and knees behind the boulder, moving pine cones and sticks and fern fronds [...]

So there we were, in June of 2021, with two finished hats, one finished pair of mitts and, wonder of wonders, the completed charts and patterns (which I'd somehow managed to create in February of 2021, which I assure you, surprises no one as much as me).⁠ Like I very literally had two fully written patterns and two fully knit pieces. All I had to do was take the knits outside somewhere pretty one day, take photos, and release the pattern.⁠ Did I do this? ⁠ Clearly not!⁠ What did I decide to do instead? ⁠ Why, knit a second [...]

Ok, so just to recap, for those not hanging on my every word, in January of 2017 I cast on a hat. Presumably I finished it not too long after & then cast on some mitts to match and finished them too.⁠ Then, instead of, releasing the pattern like a normal person, I proceeded to shove the finished objects in a box, move them from Ohio to Maine, fling them into the depths of my deepest office storage, and forget about them them until December of 2019.⁠ At which point I discovered them and once again failed to do the [...]

So, here's the thing. That hat and mitts? That fully finished, 100% complete, all the way done hat and mitts I showed you last time?⁠ The weren't the only thing lurking in the depths of the bin. ⁠ There was also a second, functionally identical, hat very nearly finished. (And yes, I realize that they're both in light purple speckled yarns, which makes them a bit hard to tell apart...I'll see what yarn info I can dig up later in this saga, but that's not happening right now. Right now I'm confessing my sins so I can get this years [...]

Look, I'm sure that you are an absolute bastion of tidiness. A paragon of order. The very pinnacle of organizational prowess. ⁠ You start a project, work on it consistently, complete it promptly, and then move onto the next project. In that order. At a steady clip. Every time. ⁠ I, however, am not quite so fortunate.⁠ I am a person who found this in a basket in their office.⁠ This, in case the crumpled pile of purple fluff is not clear, is a fully finished hat and pair of mitts, ends woven in and everything.⁠ A stroll through the [...]

First things first, this pattern is out today. It’s called Comportment. And you can take 10% off with the code WELL BEHAVED. Now look, if you've been here for a while, you know I am a sucker for matching sets.  My fashion sense is extremely limited (and two years of hanging out at home in yoga pants and house sweaters have not done me any favors), but I remain firm in my conviction that if your winter accessories are adorable and more or less match, folks are more likely to overlook any sartorial eccentricities (this goes double if are sporting [...]

Ok, question for the ages here folks, will you be filling your nest with knit eggs, candy eggs, or, um, possibly both? I really don't think we should discount the option of both! Though you folks are a clever lot with many good ideas, so maybe you'll do something else entirely! I have the first two of these I knit holding wee egg shaped pieces in a bird themed board game myself. Which is, admittedly, ridiculous. But also it makes me happy and hurts no one, so it's allowed! All the standard bits apply, yes it will be a pattern [...]