Helen writes: I organize Yarn Smackdown, a knitting- and crocheting-to-the-death competition with 12 events. It is themed around lace and the Olympics. The 12 events are beginner sock, advanced sock, bookmark, dishcloth, knitted animal, scarf, knitted stole, crochet stole, amigurumi, crochet hat, granny square, and the food fight event. Sign-ups are open until midnight on […]
Make these cute LED Baby Booties made by CRAFT readers Ana Pires and João Silva. This talented husband and wife team entered the booties into our Michael Miler Baby Bootie Contest and the rest is history. These cute little light-up booties have also recently been featured in Etsy’s Handmade Kids series. Find out how to […]
Make this simple and beautiful fabric party garland in this tutorial from Molly of The Purl Bee. It’s a great way to use up fabric scraps!
Noreen of Hankering for Yarn has a pattern to make this crochet wasp be gone nest. Apparently, wasps will see this and go elsewhere to build their nest thinking that another hive’s already there. [ via Lime & Violet ]
Meet Me at Mikes lets us know that the first round of eleven softies are up for auction on eBay – raising funds for The Mirabel Foundation, which supports the children of families affected by substance abuse. You can read more about it in our previous Craftzine post. And there’s still time to make a […]
I could not believe this find in the CRAFT Flickr pool: user genegrl1 made this scarf featuring the symbols for the different dharma initiative stations from the TV show Lost. It’s reversible, so it looks like she used a double knitting technique.
Craftster user Tangerine_Dreams did a fantastic job making the Color Wheel Quilt from Joelle Hoverson’s book Last-Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts. I especially love the colorful backing fabric she chose, which coordinates in a really playful way.
