Crochet Sampler Stitches
Cecily’s Sampler Afghan Crochet-Along is moving along quite nicely on the Lion Brand Yarn Blog. I love her recent post featuring some interesting crochet sampler stitches that would be fun to try out.
Continue ReadingMonth: September 2008
Laura Marsden’s knitted street signs
Now that I know how to use a knitting machine, my neighborhood is going to get a lot more festive. Canadian artist Laura Marsden made the ones above. Via Craft.
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MAKE projects – Volume 11
In each volume of MAKE we have “major projects” these project pages are meaty step-by-step articles with start-to-finish photos, precise instructions and how-to learning that can range from making a VCR cat feeder to ariel kite photography. In MAKE volume 11 the projects are: Retro R/C Racer by Frank E. Yost. Using scrap sheet metal […]
Continue ReadingMythbusters reminder – send me your suggestions!
Just a reminder – I’ve gotten a bunch of neat suggestions to give to Jamie and Adam. The show is this Saturday; still time to send me your ideas to pass on! Jamie and Adam of Mythbusters will be doing 2 shows in Seattle on October 4th. Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage take you on […]
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Creepy crawling skeleton
DaveintheGrave shares the directions for making this creepy crawling skeleton. Here’s a link to the motor base and linkage, and here’s the putting-it-all-together part.
Continue ReadingPick Knitting
Craftster user mieljolie shares her experiments with trying to knit using hair picks and combs as erstwhile mini-looms.
Continue ReadingTime sensor using IR beam and Arduino
So you like to race, but you don’t trust the person in charge of timing? If so, this should be next on your “things to build” list. It’s a digital timer made out of an Arduino, some 595 shift registers, and a few 7-segment displays. Not too bad for the makers first Arduino project! The […]
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