Fall plans + NEW High-Jinks! 🧶


Hey you!

I’m testing sending my email on Friday. Feedback is welcome and I’ll also compare how many people open on Friday vs. Tuesday.

As I’m cramming as much fun as I can into the last few weeks of summer, I’m looking ahead to fall and winter crafting. Here’s some of the stuff I’m thinking about:

  • Knit a baby blanket for the shower I’m hosting in 2 weeks. 😬
  • Publish my favorite hat pattern (I know! I said I was going to do this a while ago! 😳).
  • Crochet a funky granny square sweater to layer over fall dresses.
  • Put together something fun for you this holiday season. I have a bunch of ideas for this one- I need to narrow it down and get busy!
  • Knit a new sample of my Off the Grid throw. Not only do I need new photos for the pattern, but I also have the yarn on hand and want the blanket for myself. What am I waiting for!?!

3 cool things…

I’m working on growing my Etsy shop! One piece of advice I’m taking is to offer a discount for larger orders. You can see my shop here. Use code TWENTYOFF20 to get 20% off any order over $20.

Thanks to reader feedback, I have these Halloween yarn stickers on the way! All stickers will be in my shop by the end of next week.

You can peel a carrot with an oyster shucker. If you ever find yourself in an air bnb with a shucker but no peeler. 🤣🤪

High-Jinks

Here’s your digital copy of this month’s issue of High-Jinks! It has a coffee cozy pattern inside and some thoughts on the end of summer.

Download here 👇🏼

HJ_v3_iss2.pdf

Here’s a short video showing how to fold it into a booklet!

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