Cable Needle Holder Ring
Jennifer at PieKnits has a tutorial up for a cable needle holding ring for conveniently stowing your cable needle for your knitting projects so you can have easy access to it.
Month: May 2008
I Heart Linen’s Fabric Calendar
Sarah points us to this cute and colorful fabric calendar made by I Heart Linen. The months are hand-stamped onto strips of linen ribbons and the days of the month are made from Velcro-backed fabric-covered buttons. So clever!
Midibox rox your sox
Anonymous pointed out this darn fine lookin’ MIDIBox64 PIC based controller. 12″x12″ Faux Walnut Case 16 Knobs 5 Faders 16 Arcade Buttons 32 MIDI controlled LED buttons A straight-up pro job – looks to support 4 players, even! – MIDIBox on Flickr Check the MIDIBox site for more info and a list of project code […]
Crochet Dragon
203gow (pronounced niimarusango, thanks Mike) is out with another inexplicably wonderful crochet creation. This Japanese Dragon, according to the site, “loves people, eats twice a day, and barks sometimes.” Related: Octopus Muffler Amigurumi Wood Hand
HOW TO – Make a Bamboo Pendant
Deborah Dee shows us how to make these clever pendants from a disassembled bamboo placemat and decorative paper cut-outs. [via]
Automatic closing gates with Picaxe controller
From HackedGadgets: Here is an interesting build of some Automatic Closing Gates that was made for this wooden gate. It was built out of necessity, the builder had a child that he did not want running onto the road. The motor and gearbox is controlled using a Picaxe Microcontroller. Activation of the gate is done […]
The art of the whirligig
The work of “outsider artist,” machinist, and whirligig maker Vollis Simpson. Self-taught folf art: Vollis Simpson [Thanks, Patti!]
