Hide your wallet, crafty friends, because this post is gonna get spendy. I’m here to tell you about the wonder that is yarn clubs–a way to be surprised by exclusive colors in your favorite yarn brands through the mail. It’s pretty much my new favorite thing. First of all, I will confess to having achieved SABLE (Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy). If I stopped buying yarn today, and lived to be one hundred, I’d probably … Continue reading Elyse’s Knitting: Yarn Clubs →
December is upon us, which means if you’re like me, you’re frantically knitting last minute gifts for the holidays. The ones you knew you were going to make back in, like, April. But you waited until now. Because you make bad choices. Luckily for you we’re here with some last minute gift ideas, holiday décor and just plain fun patterns to work on if (unlike me) you planned well and have time to spend crafting … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Stitching: The Holidays →
Welcome to SBTB’s Fall Week! We decided to dedicate a week of time to review books, give book recommendations, and talk about general autumn-loving things to help get everyone in the mood for this time of year. We hope you enjoy and find something new and fun to read! … Autumn is here, and it’s my favorite time of year. The weather is crisp enough for me to break out all the awesome things I’ve … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Stitching: Fall Patterns →
My normally mostly-under-control anxiety went through the roof last week. I bit my nails, picked my cuticles until they bled, and caught myself pulling my hair when I was sleeping. I lot of people I know seemed similarly overwhelmed and distressed at what has been going on at the southern borders of the United States, at what’s going on pretty much everywhere. My anxiety peaks when I am experiencing something emotionally distressing and I feel … Continue reading Crafting for a Cause →
It’s that time of year again, when crafters have a few scant weeks until the holidays. Fueled by coffee, Netflix and bitter, bitter tears we knit and crochet into the night, desperate to finish last minute gifts. We bind off on the 23rd of December. Fuck weaving in ends. People can weave in their own goddamn ends. Not like I’m speaking from experience. Determined to still get a project or two complete before the holidays … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Knitting: OMG It’s Almost December →
If the weather is turning colder where you are, and you’re thinking warm beverages and needlework sound like a perfect afternoon, come on over and sit with me. I have a round up of some adorable bookish and fall themed cross stitch patterns for us! Let’s start with autumn because cross stitch pattern creators are hilarious. At This Point, My Blood Type is Pumpkin Spice, LeXStitchDesigns, $4 PDF download The same store also has this … Continue reading Pumpkin Spice and Needles: Bookish Autumn Cross Stitch Patterns →
Lightning Reviews is back and we have an awesome trio of books this week, especially considering they all earned rather high grades! We have a crafting book with a focus on feminism, a romantic suspense with two sexy heroes, and Alan Cumming’s memoir which features lots of cute dog pictures.
Crafting With Feminism: 25 Girl-Powered Projects to Smash the Patriarchy includes the directions for completing twenty-five crafting projects that are aimed squarely at my level of crafting competence, which is zero. Some projects require a small amount of hand sewing, but none of them require a sewing machine. You don’t have to know how to knit or crochet – you just need access to fabric and maybe glue and some glitter. These projects are silly and … Continue reading Crafting With Feminism by Bonnie Burton →
Summertime is the perfect time for crafting. Knitting might seem like a cold-weather hobby what with all the mittens, hats, and scarves, but as the resident Stitchy Bitch here, I can tell you that we knitters work on projects year round and sometimes in unlikely places. I’m a big fan of beach knitting, myself. To celebrate our crafty readers we’ll be doing three giveaways this summer, each featuring a different creative hobby. The theme for … Continue reading Summer Knitting Giveaway →
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig is $2.99! This is urban fantasy about a woman, Miriam Black, who knows when everyone is going to die. She gets tangled up with a dude whose death foretells her own, and tries to stop it. It’s dark, gritty, violent urban fantasy, not terribly romantic but much praised by some readers. The rest of the series is currently on sale for $2.99 each!
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The following guest post comes from author, Rhoda Baxter. Here at the Pink Palace of Bitchery, we’re a crafty bunch. Knitting and crocheting have become a frequent conversation, and we love it when readers can share their crafted creations with us. While working on a blanket, Rhoda discovered that creating something through crochet was quite similar to writing a novel. When I was stuck in the middle of writing my last book, I decided I … Continue reading Guest Post: Ways Crocheting is Similar to Writing →
