How-To: Crochet Amigurumi Baby Hat
I can’t stand how cute this baby is! And the teddy bear crochet hat, too. Jane at Jennyandteddy gives us this adorable amigurumi pattern and says that even a crochet beginner can whip one out in no time.
Year: 2012
Livestreaming Journalists Want to Occupy the Skies With Cheap Drones
In 2011, the “person of the year” was the protester. What’s 2012 going to have? More protests and ways to cover them. Low-cost, citizen made UAVs will make appearances. The operators will be first on the scene, to protests and to the natural disasters. Drone Journalism. To watch, stream, record, report, sense and to watch the watchers. The cellphone video cameras from the street will have wings.
Calling All Philadelphia-Area Makers!
Eric S. Raymond, hacker icon, open source scholar, and lead developer of GPSD (an open source program used to communicate with GPS devices) is in need of a weatherproof enclosure capable of holding at least eight GPSs at a time, such that they can be readily used for software testing. He’s made a blog post […]
Recipe: Hot Chocolate on a Stick
Hot chocolate and marshmallows on a stick? Yes, please.
Knock Down Pizza Oven From Bricks, Scrap Iron
Clever idea from Eric Rochow of GardenFork: [O]ur oven uses used clay brick and 24″ angle iron we cut from a old bed frame. You have to heat up the oven for an hour to get it up to temperature. The brick pizza oven has to be on sturdy sawhorses or cement blocks. We used […]
Project: Jewelry Organization Collage
By Jennifer Nieman I have always had an eclectic vision for progressive fashion, and while I know it’s hard keeping up with the latest trends, I find it imperative to organize one’s accessories. A girl’s greatest struggle is those winding seconds before she has to jet out the door on a hot date to only […]
How-To: Recycled Sweater Hat
Looking for a way to keep wearing your favorite ratty old sweater? Turn it into a cozy winter hat with this recycled sweater hat tutorial from Kate at See Kate Sew! More: HOW TO: Sweater to Mittens and Cloche Hat @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Refashioned Sweater Shrug @Craftzine.com blog
