My pal, Becky, who’s a fellow instructor at the Stitch Lab here in Austin whipped up this adorable crochet window pane scarf over the holiday and is sharing the pattern on her blog. I love that it’s warm and cozy enough for the chill we’ve been experiencing here this weekend, but also still open enough […]
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories shows us how to stitch up a pair of fuzzy 10-sided percentile dice for your rear view mirror. I had never heard of percentile dice, but a quick scan on Wikipedia revealed their typical purpose to randomly choose a number between 1 and 100 when you forgot your 100-sided die at […]
I love these crochet hubcap flowers from artist Julie Kornblum. They are so fun and unexpected, and prove you can crochet into just about anything. Plus, they are made using discarded hubcaps and plarn, so they are a great recycle as well! [via Recyclart] Have you checked out our Green Projects Contest yet? Some clever, […]
I’m always wishing I had a small iron mat to use when I’m doing smaller projects so I don’t have to drag out the big ironing board. I’ve looked in to buying one, but figured there had to be an easy, affordable way to make one instead. Thanks to Kristin at Craft Leftovers, I now […]
Alexandra of Moonstitches put up a pattern for making this cute little owl. I think I’d like to have a parliament of owls lined up on the windowsill over my kitchen sink. More: Crochet Owl Pellet
I love these ideas for incorporating stitching in your wrapping paper and gift tags from Alisa Burke. They would be great for the holidays or to create a large batch of wrapping paper and tags for use throughout the year!
Have some scrap fabric and a few minutes? Bust out a couple of these little house ornaments. The tutorial is over on Belle & Burger. They would be awfully cute as present toppers, as well as hanging on a Christmas tree. I can see spacing them along a ribbon or cord, to make a bunting-type […]
