Today only, Ne'er-Do-Well Knits is on sale on ravelry for 25% off with the code COUNTDOWN. So this isn't a single pattern, it's a tiny little book (click over to the ravelry page to see the other patterns in it).  It's from back when I used to think it was totally reasonable to do two books a year and one or two patterns a month on non book months and be a full time grad student.  All of which means I don't actually remember much about making it because I was way too exhausted to actually lay down long term [...]

Today only, Hoard is on sale on ravelry for 25% off with the code COUNTDOWN. This is the single quickest thing I've ever knit.  As in, I very literally knit a dozen of them in an afternoon.  They have about as many stitches as two rows of a sock.  You can knit them in less time than it takes to do a load of laundry or bake a loaf of bread.  The only possibly tricky part might be finding acorn caps if you're somewhere snowy.  But even then, sometimes if you look up close to the trunks the snow isn't [...]

Today only, Inscribe is on sale on ravelry for 25% off with the code COUNTDOWN. I very much hope you're done with any gift knitting at this point and you are sitting there, relaxed, drinking your hot chocolate, pondering how you want to wrap your presents or decorate your tree, or maybe even just knitting for fun because I've heard that's a thing people do.  And if that's the case, I have a feeling these could be just the thing.  There are twelve tiny, slip stitch hats here (plus an absurdly detailed guide to making perfect tassels, because ornament hats [...]

Today only, Spicule is on sale on ravelry for 25% off with the code COUNTDOWN. There is a frankly absurd amount of stuff in this pattern.  There are the three tiny hats, which knit up fast and make adorable tree ornaments or present toppers.  But there are also the same three hats in people sizes too.  Which means you could totally knit someone a hat to wear and wrap it up and put a tiny hat on top of the package as a bow.  Which would proooooooobably make the world end from an overdose of cuteness.  But if it's got [...]

Today only, Dollop is on sale on ravelry for 25% off with the code COUNTDOWN. These are ridiculous, I fully admit it, but they're also rather marvelous.  You can hinge the top and leave the inside open to make the coolest secret compartment ever (translation, you can totally put a gift card or some other tiny present inside the cupcake and get massive bonus points for cutest presentation in the history of the world).  You can make one in an evening.  And they totally give you an excuse to get take out (you need one of the tiny plastic condiment [...]

Today only, Palpitation is on sale on ravelry for 25% off with the code COUNTDOWN. I'll admit it, there's a chance this could get sappy.  Because really, it's a tiny knit heart, at least a few of you are going to use this in some sort of way that will make my normally Grinch-y self just the tiniest bit uncomfortable.  But as long as you're careful, and promise to keep most of your mushy feelings safely contained, I think we can pull this off. What’s up? I’m doing a December countdown! Now through Christmas Eve, I’m putting one pattern a day [...]

Today only, Scintillation is on sale on ravelry for 25% off with the code COUNTDOWN. Ok, let's move away from 'stuff you wear on your body' to 'teeny tiny things you hold and coo over.'  Because really, for some folks, a couple of these will be way more exciting than a hat anyway.  Now, I'll be super honest and say that, if you're not used to knitting small things, your first small project always feels a bit like wrestling with an angry hedgehog.  But, once you get the feel for them, they work up ridiculously quick.  And I'm pretty sure everyone [...]

Today only, Bespeckle is on sale on ravelry for 25% off with the code COUNTDOWN. Ok, so this is half hat, half excuse to really dive in and say everything I ever wanted to say about pompoms all in one place.  And somehow, somewhere along the way, it also turned into 'how to ad random speckles to your knitting as though that were a totally normal thing people wanted to do.'  The end result really is fun though...nice simple hat topped with the perfect pompom.  It's another of those patterns where you can make the same thing for everyone and [...]