leethal quick knits club!
each club package includes:
- a 15 yard mini-skein of recycled hand-dyed yarn
- a 10 yard mini-skein of spun recycled yarn
- quick knit patterns exclusive to the club*
- any crafty bits called for in the pattern (e.g. buttons)
- extra mystery leethal goodies and/or bits of crafty fun
$16 (+shipping) for a 1 month membership
[currently: August - theme: Games]
Shipping is $2 (per month) for memberships within the States and Canada (though it will take longer to get to Canada), and $3 for anywhere else. I send everything the cheapest way, to keep your cost low, but if you want to pay more for faster shipping just email me with your request and I'll send a paypal bill for the new total.
If you live in Portland, Oregon and can pick up your package locally, you don't have to pay shipping! Local pick up is at Twisted yarn shop (my favorite LYS!), which is located centrally on the east side at 2310 NE Broadway; you can pick up your club package anytime during their open hours, starting around 5pm on the mail-out date (see the calendar below). Just ask the friendly staff for your leethal club package, and be sure to shop around while you're there!
Within a day of placing your order, you should get a confirmation email, and then you'll receive an email with the attached pdf on the shipping day. (So if the email address connected to your paypal account is not your preferred address, be sure to let me know your email.)
*Each month's patterns will be available only to club members of that month for at least 3 months, after which they will be sold alone or as part of a set at some point; they won't be available for free at any point. Each club member will receive the patterns in both printed form in the club package, and in digital form as a pdf file.
The patterns will be meant to work well with each of the 2 mini-skeins included in the package, designed to use 15 yards or less, and 10 yards or less. Patterns will range in genre from accessories to home decor to fun stuff, etc. Each month's patterns will remain a mystery until the date the packages are mailed out, when members will receive an email with the pattern pdf attached.
Membership may become closed if a month reaches maximum capacity, so be sure to sign up right away!
Feel free to add your club membership to your leethal cart and continue shopping, as you can combine anything leethal (except for pattern pdfs) into one order.
leethal quick knits club calendar:
- June memberships for sale from May 2nd until June 1st
- June club packages sent out June 14th
- July memberships for sale from June 2nd until July 1st
- July club packages sent out July 20th
- August memberships for sale from July 2nd until August 1st
- August club packages sent out August 13th
- September starts new PDF-only club format, subscriptions will become available in August
(mail out dates are subject to change slightly)
Past Clubs:
June 2010 [Accessorize theme]
Each club package included:
- 15 yards of recycled 56% nylon, 40% angora, 4% lambswool bright fuschia fingering weight yarn, overdyed with blue, purple, and red for a less bright purple shade (Dedicated Follower of Fashion)
- 10 yards of lambswool/angora/rayon blend with a shiny silver strand running through, spun and plied with vintage lurex metallic thread and a variegated thread (Fashion is Danger)
- a 4-page pattern sheet with Blooming Flowers in 3 different sizes and Robot Monster Pouch patterns
- 4 pipe cleaners (2 bigger green ones, and 2 smaller ones of varied colors), and a length of ribbon to go with the knit flowers
- a keyring, a hook, and a pair of googly eyes, to go with the monster pouch
- pairs of earwires, eyepins, and headpins, and several pairs of beads, many vintage or czech glass, to either be made into earrings (which could include the knit flowers) or into stitch markers
(blog post)
June 2010 [Traveling theme]
Each club package included:
- 15 yards of recycled lace-weight-ish 100% shetland wool, light green, half overdyed with blue for a turquoise and green striping yarn (Deep Sea Diving Suit)
- 10 yards of spun 100% soft recycled cotton, in grey, light greyish blue, and olive green (Aeroplane Over the Sea)
- a 4-page pattern sheet with Luggage Tag Pouch (knit only and crochet edge versions) and Leaf-ish Sleep Mask patterns
- a piece of vintage or reclaimed elastic for the sleep mask, and an info card for the luggage tag
- a reclaimed cardstock tag and a piece of recycled map cut to the same size, for making into a travel bookmark
- summer road trip themed mix CD, packaged with a piece of Montana road map
(blog post)
May 2010 [Home Decor theme]
Each club package included:
- 15 yards of recycled worsted weight wool, light green overdyed with blue and yellow (I Feel Like Going Home)
- 10 yards of spun recycled worsted weight blend of angora, silk, wool, rayon, and nylon in grey and red (To Go Home)
- a 4-page pattern sheet with Garter Strip Light-switch Cover and Stuffed Ball Cord Pull patterns, plus a pdf with a bonus fitted knit cord pull idea
- a standard switch plate to use in the knit cover project
- half of a record album cover and 2 old book pages, one with a couple of stamped designs
- 5 reclaimed magnets and an instruction sheet for using the recycled paper items to create magnets and/or more switch plates
(blog post)
April 2010 [Fruits+Veggies theme]
Each club package included:
- 10 yards of bulky spun recycled, some cotton, some wool, and a couple of thick threads, in shades of orange, yellow, and green (Trees Keep Growing)
- 15 yards of chunky wool, dyed with 5 yards of red at one end, 5 yards of orange at the other, and 5 yards of green in between (If it is Growing)
- a 4-page pattern sheet with Mini Produce Bag and Fruit+Veggie Dish Scrubbies patterns
- a piece of vintage lace, a loop of t-shirt fabric, and a bundle of recycled cotton yarn, needed to complete the produce bag design
- a page of fruits+veggies drawings, a sheet of carbon paper, and a piece of fabric, onto which the images can be transfered and embroidered over
- 2 reclaimed fruit+veggie photo greeting cards
(blog post)
March 2010 [Photography theme]
Each club package included:
- 15 yards of unknown fiber (some wool or wool blend) from a reclaimed, hand-knit sweater, dyed blues over the grey-green base (Pale Green Things)
- 10 yards of a blue, 100% shetland wool 2-ply recycled sweater yarn, overspun then navajo plied to make a cabled yarn (Pale Blue Eyes)
- a 4-page pattern sheet with Cabled Frame and Camera Patch designs, plus a bonus sheet with i-cord wrist strap instructions
- a piece of mat board to build the frame, and a piece of inkjet photo paper to print a photo for the frame
- a piece of mesh fabric to use for a 'star filter', with instructions and night shooting tips
- a button made from a page of a photography how-to book from the 80's
- 2 reclaimed slides
(blog post)
February 2010 [His or Hers theme]
Each club package included:
- 15 yards of unknown fiber (some wool or wool blend) from a reclaimed, hand-knit sweater, dyed short striping sections of dark purpley red, blue, and grey-green, over the grey base (Whatever Gets You Thru The Night)
- 10 yards of a 100% cotton recycled sweater yarn, in 2 shades of grey, wrapped in 3 threads - thin dark grey and variegated purple, and thick yellow/white/blue variegated (Night Is The Day Turned Inside Out)
- a 4-page pattern sheet with Argyle Cuff and Bolt cuff designs, including instructions for making the cables in the argyle design
- a pair of buttons for the argyle cuff
- a blank greeting card with a fun non-specific photo on the front, and an envelope filled with 10 stickers and extra strips of patterned paper to embellish the card and/or make more mini-cards (which could be Valentines)
- a 2-sided crayon for coloring on the card(s)
(blog post)
January 2010 [Keeping Warm theme]
Each club package included:
- 15 yards of bulky recycled 86% wool, 14% acrylic, dyed shades of red, blue, green, and purple, over a beige base (Rose Parade)
- 10 yards of 54% nylon, 40% angora rabbit hair, 6% lambswool dark red, plied with 95% extra fine merino wool, 5% cashmere brighter red, for a super soft bulky yarn (Coming Up Roses)
- a 4-page pattern sheet with Afterthought Earflaps and Pinwheel Earmuffs designs, including how to line the earmuffs with recycled sweater felt, and make twisted cord ties and strap
- a piece of recycled sweater for the earmuffs lining, plus some light blue secondhand superfine yarn for sewing the pieces together
- Winter Knitting connect-the-dots mini-zine, with 7 number picture puzzles, each featuring a warm winter knit item
- 2 winter drink "recipe" cards - 1 with alcohol and 1 without
(blog post)
November 2009 [Winter Giving theme]
Each club package included:
- 15 yards of recycled 70% lambswool, 20% angora rabbit hair, 10% nylon, dyed shades of green over a bright white base, with white showing through to look like snow on green leaves (Winter A-Go-Go)
- 10 yards of 80% wool, 10% mohair, 10% nylon icy blue and white strand, wrapped in white 70% angora, 30% nylon, for a fuzzy, bulky yarn (Winter Wooskie)
- a 4-page pattern sheet with Winter Leaves and Wee Gift Bag designs, including how to make the leaves into a necklace and how to make pom poms
- 2 pieces of ribbon for the 2 patterns
- 3 4x6" photographs of handspun and/or hand-dyed yarn, with a note about turning them into gift tags or ornaments, plus 2 paper fasteners for an ornament
- Lee's winter mix CD (I wanna be buried in snow) in a floppy disk case
(blog post)
These patterns are now available for anyone to purchase, alone (as the 2-pattern set for $2.99) or in a mini-ebook with 8 club patterns for $5.99!
October 2009 [Costumes theme]
Each club package included:
- 15 yards of recycled 40% wool, 30% rayon, 20% angora, 10% cashmere worsted, solid grey base yarn, overdyed with shades of orange, making a variegated grey to reddish brown (A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall)
- 10 yards of bulky weight spun yarn made of 6 different fall-y colors, including a yellow wool and 2 different 100% cotton sweater yarns (Seeds May Fall)
- a 4-page pattern sheet with Old Timey Moustache and Superhero Mask designs
- a pair of silly costume glasses
- a pair of recycled socks wristwarmers
- a monster finger puppet
- 3 pieces of 2-sided tape for holding the moustache in place
(blog post)
These patterns are now available for anyone to purchase, alone (as the 2-pattern set for $2.99) or in a mini-ebook with 8 club patterns for $5.99!
September 2009 [Back to School theme]
Each club package included:
- 15 yards of bulky recycled wool, dyed stripes of random ordered yellow, blue, and green, separated by shorter stripes of red (Picture Book)
- 10 yards of cotton, from a striping scarf with blue, red, green, and yellowy off-white, navajo plied with a variegated rainbowy thread (Wrapped Up In Books)
- a 4-page pattern sheet with Laced-Up Pencil Case and Stiffened Chevron Bookmark designs, plus pen cover bonus
- a piece of vintage or secondhand ribbon or rick rack for the pencil case
- a notebook with a recycled beer case cardboard cover and hand-carved stamped backs
- a leethal.net button, with image from a Willamette Week
(blog post)
These patterns are now available for anyone to purchase, alone (as the 2-pattern set for $2.99) or in a mini-ebook with 8 club patterns for $5.99!
August 2009 [New leethal.net Theme]
Each club package included:
- 15 yards of 100% lambswool, around a DK or sport weight, originally a light blue J.Crew sweater, overdyed in stripes of turquoise blue and 2 shades of green (Green Grass of Tunnel)
- 10 yards of bulky cotton, which came from 2 100% cotton sweaters - 1 light orange and 1 dark orange - each spun, then plied together with a variegated thread (Orange Ball Of Love)
- a pattern postcard, featuring a strappy buttoning pouch, with a no-strap, no-button mini-wallet variation
- a vintage or recycled button for the pouch
- a knit! button, printed on recycled brown paper
- a leethal quick knits club pen, with magazine photo background
(blog post)
These patterns are now available for anyone to purchase, alone (as the 2-pattern set for $2.99) or in a mini-ebook with 8 club patterns for $5.99!
