By pure coincidence, I ran across this beautiful patchwork U.S. Map on See Kate Sew right after I read Katie Wilson’s post on 50 State Mottos Come to Life. Kate’s patchwork tutorial is fabulous, covering how to generate the state-shaped patterns on your computer and assemble the whole thing without too much sewing. As she […]
The latest Whit’s Knits project from The Purl Bee takes leg warmers to a whole new level of rad by combining them with the iconic style of classic tube socks. I think our own Lish would rock a pair of these!
How many times have you wished for a warm hood with neck bolts that light up? Well, here you go! Syne Mitchell’s Frankenhood is from What Would Madame Defarge Knit?: Creations Inspired by Classic Characters. This collection of over 20 knitting and crochet projects was edited by Heather Ordover of the CraftLit podcast. (And you […]
But wait, there’s more! A fabulous tribute to epic pitchman, Billy Mays, by Look What Emily Made. [via Mr. X Stitch]
These kitty pants by Kristine Jorskogen are about as cute as, well, a kitty! As Jorskogen says on the Ravelry page, “I’ve seen many people searching for a pattern for Kitty pants, but I could not find a single one! So I decided to make one myself, and I hope it will be of use […]
I’ve featured the geektastic crochet rocketry of Ms Premise-Conclusion here before. Her space shuttle and Saturn V pieces are some of my favorite geek craft finds ever. Since today marks the 50th anniversary of Alan Shepard’s flight as the first American in space, I thought it would be fitting to share her version of the […]
These sweet crochet flower coasters from Yvonne of The Yvestown Blog would be a perfect Mother’s Day gift or quick and easy project for your own home. I love the idea of doing them in a rainbow of colors that could end up scattered about the table. [via em ay kay ee]
