Yarncraft

Roxycraft Amigurumi Lessons

Tamie at Roxycraft has these nifty new how-to videos on amigurumi. This video above shows you amigurumi single crochet. Other lessons include the chain 2 technique, attaching limbs, and more. Tamie will be at Maker Faire as a vendor at Bazaar Bizarre and will be doing a demo at the CRAFT booth on “Making Successful […]

How-To: Make a Tepee for Kids

My husband’s grandmother was a home ec./crafts teacher for an elementary school in France. Growing up, one of my husband’s favorite memories as a kid was the tepee grandma made (along with a matching Indian costume). I’ve seen some in pricy children’s stores so it’s so great to see a tepee tutorial online at Ali […]

My Own Crafty Mama

My mom is an amazing crafter, and as I raise my own kids I find myself taking more and more of her projects to use as my own, albeit at a more junior level of expertise. My mom, aka Nana, and my youngest son, Arlo, visiting Tombstone, Ariz. When I was about 10 years old, […]