HOW TO – Crochet cupcake gift box
What a cute way to give gifts this holiday season or for any event — crochet a cupcake gift box. It’s a great way to resuse plastic yogurt containers. Link.
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HOW TO – Crochet a bicycle toe clip cozy
This is a great idea to crochet a bicycle toe clip cozy to protect your shoes from being scratched. Plus they look cool! Check out the full photo tutorial for this quick project. Link.
Tokyo yarn list and free Japanese patterns
Pinku has updated her list for Tokyo yarn stores as well as given us a heads up to some of the cutest slipper patterns and hats. (Note: The patterns are in Japanese.) Link.
Rolled brim boyfriend hat
Ansley says, “This hat is a quick, inexpensive and easy project to make. It is perfect for winter holiday gift giving.” Link.
Knit Nigiri Sushi Baby Wipe Cozy Pattern
I really do love the sushi theme that’s been going around the craft world and now look at this! The talented MK Carroll has created a cute knit pattern of a nigiri sushi baby wipe cozy. Choose to make yours as Maguro/Tuna or Sake/Salmon. Yum! Of course, you don’t have to make this just for […]
NaKniSweMo
knitgrrl Shannon has declared November, NaNoSewMo (National Sweater Knitting Month) and has created a cool knit-a-long! Shannon says, “How it works with NaNoSweMo: knit a 50,000-stitch sweater in a month. Or therebouts. I’ve never actually thought about sweaters in stitch count terms, that’s crazy talk. But if you divide your chosen sweater pattern’s rows or […]
Glove Bites – Vickie Howell’s free Nov pattern
Thanks Vicki! Just in time for the cold of winter, she’s given us this hip (and fast) knitting pattern to make some cool fingerless gloves. Link.
