Knit Skull Lace Stockings
I love these knitted skulls in a lace pattern on these stockings based on the Elizabethan stocking formula made by Severina of Vintage Stitch-O-Rama. Link.
Yarncraft
Knitting: Long Tail Cast On (video)
Knit like a Man’s David Demchuk has a great video on how to do the long tail cast on for knitting. I cast on using this method but I always find it hard to explain to people who are starting to knit. This video is great and you can pause it when you need to […]
Paper Quilt Project – Completed Quilt
Check out the first complete paper quilt from the Paper Quilt Project (see previous CRAFT post) for the month of Feb. It looks amazing all together! Find out more about each of the artists and see the larger quilt here. Link.
MOO Pocket Tutorial
Splatgirl Creates shows you how to make a MOO Pocket to hold all your custom MOO cards made from your flickr photos. You could also customize this pattern to hold your business cards or iPod Cozy. [ via ] Link.
Knit Bracelets
Gooseflesh has some great knitting inspiration on what you can do with a bit of your scrap yarn and iCord — make some cute chain linked bracelets. More bracelet styles are on her site. Link.
Zakka Pouch Tutorial
I always loved the Japanese Zakka pouches featured in the Japanese craft magazines. Here, Black Dog Designs has a tutorial on how to make one yourself with either a knitted base or basket. [ via ] Link.
Inspiration – The Beetle Bag
Beth Fuller, a grad student at Pratt Instittute designed The Beetle Bag using the scarab beetle as inspiration. Beth writes: The Beetle Bag is inspired by a shockingly beautiful scarab beetle. The scarab features a lime green exterior shell and muted pink legs. Using olive leather, the bag achieves a smooth transition between green and […]
