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By Alice Merlino This romantic little scarf is the perfect accessory to tuck around your neck and keep the chill off while you wait for spring to arrive. Made with cuddly soft cotton-blend yarn, it’s comfortable enough to wear all day. And if you are not one for squish sentimentality, you’ll be happy to know […]
Chiiiiing at Interglactic! Galactic! Glactic! used to have the same thread organizing system as I do: a basket full of toppled-over spools, many of which are buried and obscured at the bottom of the heap. And then she came up with this simple spool holder that requires only 4 ingredients: a wooden chopping block, dowels, […]
…hold this thread as I walk away. Artist Dimitri Tsykalov has four more of these giant knit credit cards on display over at Galerie Rabouan Moussion. Just don’t click past image 5/20 unless you want to see naked people covered in raw meat. [via adafruit]
Like pretty much all of my fellow geek crafters, I have now officially joined the cult of Downton Abbey. While rummaging through the internet looking for projects to work on while my butt’s glued to my couch, I came across this Dowager Countess cross-stitch pattern from Etsy seller Sunday Avery in her BookPilgrim shop. Her […]
Max Lupo of Barrie, ON, built this rig by which three people can cooperatively type out “it is as it is” using four key-punchers and a space bar presser. All the blue parts in the picture above were 3D printed and are available on Thingiverse.
This optically befuddling artwork, made from smoke and a glass bottle, is Jim Dingilian’s “Lowland.” It’s just of one the works made from grimy materials in an exhibition called Swept Away: Dust, Ashes, and Dirt in Contemporary Art and Design at The Museum of Arts and Design. Swept Away: Dust, Ashes, and Dirt in Contemporary […]
I guess it would be more than a little cliche to say this project from Lion Brand Yarn is “as cute as a button,” but … it just is. See how, in five easy steps, you can crochet sweet little yarn buttons that will match any project you create. Related: How-To: Crochet Pill(ow) Popper Pattern […]
