Holiday Project: Soft Tree Pattern
Stephanie Barnes of little birds handmade has a cute soft trees pattern PDF, you can download from her site. I love the modern style of her tree designs. Link.
Yarncraft
Knitted Princess Leia wig gallery
Ansley at Bleu Arts has posted up a gallery of crafters who have made her knitted Princess Leia wig. If you’ve knitted a Leia wig yourself, please send a photo in to add to the gallery! Link.
Angels Die Hard Art Show
Angeles Die Hard is an Art Show of Imaginary Biker Gangs starting Nov 27-Dec 14 at the University Union Gallery at Sacramento State in California. This Yahoo Yankees vest with detailed embroidery is part of the exhibit and was made by Candice aka “Snaggs” in Seattle. Snaggs says, “I should start out by saying I’ve […]
Fun animal crochet hats by Nazli
Nazli makes the cutest crochet hats to the likes of owls and frogs. The owl hat, as worn by her brother, even looks like a pilot’s hat when it’s on. You can visit Nazli every weekend from 1-6pm on Prince and Wooster St. in NY where she sells her hats. Nazli says, “Having learned knitting […]
Applique tutorial
Sally Shim of Shim + Sons brings us the most beautiful, inspirational craft projects on her blog. Here’s her applique tutorial where she shows you how you can take plain baby onesies or t-shirts and add creative applique embellishments. Link.
Spin to Knit Swap
Spin to Knit is a fantastic book by Shannon Okey. Shannon and Interweave Press are also hosting a “Spin to Knit Handspun Secret Pals Swap” where you’ll be able to swap handspun yarn for 2 months and make a new crafty friend! Hurry up! The deadline is coming up on December 1st. From the site: […]
A Closer Look: Thanksgiving Etsy – Autumn Crochet Pattern Set
Autumn Crochet Pattern Set by Purl (Amy Gaines) http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5015712 By Arwen O’Reilly Purl’s fabulous autumn crochet patterns put a smile right on my face (I love the turkey, and I really love the pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top!) and get my fingers twitching to make. The pattern works in a simple spiral, so […]
