Download the Pattern PDF | Subscribe in iTunes In this week’s CRAFT Pattern Podcast, learn to mix stranded and intarsia knitting to make this sweater with a ribcage on the back! The sweater shape is based on Mary Weaver’s “Mrs. Darcy” cardigan pattern, with the bone design on the back piece. Look for this week’s […]
MP4 Video | QT Video | HD | Subscribe in iTunes This week’s CRAFT Video Podcast is the first in a two part series on how to make intarsia/stranded knitting pattern from an image in Photoshop. We’ll go from an old skeleton illustration to a gridded knitting pattern for personalizing your own Skeleton Cardigan. Next […]
Carrie from Sommer Designs shares a great idea for how to use up those adorable but damaged tablecloths you find at the thrift store or flea market: cut ’em up and turn them into pretty lavender sachets! Link.
Whip up posted this toy bunny made by etsy seller cocoondesigns. The bunny is made from old felted sweaters and it is stuffed with scraps of wool. What a great project for sweaters whose best days are behind them. [via] Link. Related Felted Bowls – Link.
Every year, Jek from Jek in the Box stitches up some absolutely adorable plush “faux-coco” Easter bunnies. These sweet stuffies are packaged in colorful cello wrap tied with a ribbon, and will last so much longer than those boring hollow chocolate treats. Link.
LoungeKat has two tutorials for how to customize your vinyl toys like her mini Munny. One is to dye it a custom color, and the other for adding hair. How to dye a Munny – Link, and threading hair onto a Munny – Link.
Here’s an incredible crochet glove that makes your hand look like a forest of fallen logs and mushrooms. I can imagine it being used very well in a puppet show. This creative lady’s blog is in Japanese, but her pictures aren’t hard to translate! – Link.
