How-To: Valentine Heart Chain + Felt Ornament & Garland Ideas
This project began as a fun paper heart chain project with my son and evolved (as many projects do!) into a few different ideas.
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How-To: Trinket Tray
Stacy of Stacy Sews points us to Heather Bailey’s pattern for making a cute little trinket tray. As Stacy points out, you could make one with laminate fabric that would be great for wiping down as needed.
Greedo Amigurumi
Knithacker points us to this rad amigurumi Greedo from Flickr user BackyardBirderWa. The shaping of the head is spot on! I love it! More: Star Wars Amigurumi Star Wars Crochet and Knitting Charts Wicket the Ewok Crochet Pattern Crochet Yoda Hut
How-To: Conversation Heart Fascinator and Brooch
Sew Weekly has a project that will boldly put you in the Valentine’s Day spirit. She shows you how to make a conversation heart facinator and brooch. I think this project would be also super cute for little girls to wear.
Non-Candy Valentine Classroom Treats
I like Knit Purl Gurl’s approach to classroom Valentine goodies. As she says in her post, all snacks that come into the classroom must meet certain nutritional guidelines and be pre-approved by the school nurse before the party. With that in mind, she used this Planet June crochet pattern to make the students a small […]
How-To: Crochet Robots From Brett Bara
One of the most popular demos at the Craft booth at World Maker Faire New York last fall was Brett Bara’s Crochet Robots (Crobots). Their cute dangly legs and metal bits and bobbins and simple construction made them huge crowd-pleasers. She’s added the pattern to her web site now, so if you weren’t able to […]
Double Knitting Sampler Coin Purse
Jennifer of pieKnits shows you how to make a double knit sampler coin purse. Learn several different techniques for double knitting while you make this adorable little purse.