Alice at futuregirl has a great tutorial on how to do seamless single crochet. Alice writes: I love making seamless crochet stuff. It’s great when I make the last stitch in my crochet item, and it’s done. Joining can be such a pain. Since I can’t find instructions anywhere (do you know of any?) that […]
Anapaulaoli has a pattern in her etsy store to make this cute amigurumi bear called Zequi. Don’t buy the pattern – it’s free. Scroll down the page to get the full pattern. Link.
Hello Yarn just finished this beautiful knit pinwheel blanket based off this pattern. Looks like a fun project. There’s also a Pinwheel Knit Along and flickr group! Link.
Megan of Not Martha has a great review on this new book called Making Stuff, An Alternative Craft Book. Megan writes: The book is a substantial reference that starts out with the basics — how to knit, crochet, felt, applique, and measure somebody for clothing alterations. The book contains a heap of projects which are […]
Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching has a bunch of new patterns up on her site that are so cute I can hardly contain myself! Jenny writes in her newsletter: For years I have wanted to do an artist series, by inviting up-and-coming and established artists to design a sheet of patterns for me and you. […]
One more thing – We have some copies of MAKE & CRAFT for the first round of folks that show up along with some cool new Instructbles stickers for tonight’s handmade music night – see you @ 7pm tonight! ETSY / MAKE 325 Gold Street, 6th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 If you can RVSP to: […]
Lenore of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories shows you how to make an elegant Japanese Paper Box. Lenore writes: Kits for Japanese boxes like these are often given in Japan as gifts to foreign vistors. Here in the states, you can sometimes find the kits in stationery stores starting at about $6. Alternately, you can make […]
