Hello! How are you? I have about a million pictures to share this week. It’s Behind the Scenes Week, and I’m very busy! 🤣🤪 Read on to see what I’m up to! Behind the Scenes Strawberry Lemonade is finished! Kind of. 🤣🤪 I still need to weave in the ends! The top one is the final version. What do you think? There’s so much cute fruit-themed stuff everywhere these days, I thought it would be fun to make our own! I’m not sure yet if I’m going to publish this as a paid pattern, or if I’m going to...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hello! How are you? Two weeks into 2025 already! We still have a year-sized blank canvas laid out before us. What are you going to splatter yours with? Block out one Saturday a month for a fun family outing? Give one of your rooms a makeover with your own handmade deliciousness? Get even more amazing at something you’re already doing? (I’m looking at you, Merry Mail!) A fresh, crisp new year always gets the ideas flowing for me. This time I’m trying to set a realistic timeline for myself, so...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Hello! How are you? Crafting much? We’ve had a bit of sweater weather recently, so I’m doing great! I also have a long car ride later this week — you know what that means! 🧶🧶🧶 I don’t even know what project to bring! It’s glorious! Pretty soon, I’m going to start doing some tech editing for newer knit designers. So, if you’ve been sitting on your first knitting pattern because you’re afraid to send it out into the world, reply and let me know where you’re at. All the nerdy details involved in...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hello! How are you? I’m so excited to show you something I did in Reno! I got to go to Jimmy Beans Wool! While my husband was doing conferencey things, a friend of mine who lives there took me yarn shopping! I was so awestruck I didn’t even play this claw machine! Looking at the picture now, I’m like “why didn’t I even try?” I guess I’ll have to go back next year. With a big ol’ bag of quarters! I did manage to find some yarn! The two on top are going to be a Kraken hat, so stay tuned for...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hello again!!! How are you this week? I’m working on festival beer cozies! We’re going to a festival in October, so I have a deadline! I got the first one done on my flight from Seattle to Reno. Here’s how it started. Next week I’ll show all 3 finished. High-Jinks Here’s your digital copy of this month’s issue of High-Jinks! Download here 👇🏼 High-Jinks_v3_iss3_sept_‘24.pdf Prefer your High-Jinks printed for you? Check out Merry Mail— it’s a monthly subscription where I send you the latest...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello!!! How are you!?! As I type this, I’m waiting for UPS to show up with my Bruno stickers. I can’t wait to see them! Speaking of stickers, I finally got all of my stickers up on Etsy! It feels good to have it done. Of course, when I started making knitting stickers, it was because I wanted them. Imagine my surprise when I looked at the search data and found that pretty much nobody else is looking for them. 🤣🤪😭 Maybe you need stickers for every knitter you’ve ever met…? 😂🤣😂 My holiday...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
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 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hey there! How are you? What did you work on this week? I managed to work on a few projects. I cut up some shoes (see below) and made 2 new stickers for Merry Mail and my Etsy shop. I’ll send pics of the stickers as soon as they arrive! I almost worked on a sweater I have going. I carried it around the hospital for 4 days while my mom was admitted, but I never actually took it out. 🤪 She’s home and doing well now, so I’m a very happy woman! I’ll have to carve out some other time to work on my...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read