Continuous quilt binding by Heather Bailey
Heather Bailey has posted up a great tutorial on how to bind the edge of your quilt with continuous binding. Look at those perfect corners! Link.
Yarncraft
National WWII Museum – Knit Your Bit Campaign
During WWII, knitting was a nationwide movement of support, as seen in the above poster. Now over 65 years later, the National WWII Museum is starting a new “Knit Your Bit” campaign to honor WWII veterans by knitting them scarves to keep them warm this winter. You can download the free scarf pattern from the […]
Knitting socks 101
Here’s a great one from the Knitty archives, Socks 101. Everyone around me seems to be picking up knitting socks these days because they are great quick projects and totally portable. Get the full skinny on sock knitting complete with tips and online resources. Link.
Charm packs
Thimble has a great write up on Charm packs which are 5 inch square samples of fabric that are perfect for small craft projects, quilting or patchwork. Link.
Refashion Ikea curtains and pillowcases into skirts
Ikea has some great prints so why not make yourself some clothes out of the normal wares such as curtains or pillowcases? From the Ikea Hacks site, here’s a skirt made by Alina from ikea curtain fabric. [ via ] Link. Also, crafter Melissa Fehr transformed an Ikea pillow case into a fashionably, stylish skirt. […]
Crochet headphone covers
Keep your ears nice and warm with this cool tip for crochet headphone covers by skysong on craftster.org. An especially great idea if your headphones are old and missing the cushions. Link.
Captain Underpants knit pattern
Shelly Hattan has created a knit pattern to make your own Captain Underpants , a popular kid’s book by Dave Pilkey. Link.
