HOW TO – Knit and Felt a Squid
Whip Up is posting links to tutorials and articles for their alt craft month and they came across Fiber Fool’s tutorial for this felted squid. Keep an eye on Whip Up for more cool patterns. [via] Link.
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Black Heart Tea Plush
Crafty Carolinagirl made this black heart tea plush for her thing a day project and for Dabbled’s Black Heart Anti-Valentine’s contest. It is a cup and saucer with cookies, a corroded spoon, and a poison tea bag. Link. Related The Dabbled’s Black Heart Anti-Valentine’s Contest – Link. Make a Thing a Day in February – […]
HOW TO – Make a Patchwork Sewing Basket
Magda from the blog Little Thing shares this lovely tutorial for making a patchwork sewing basket, perfect for holding all your supplies and notions. Link.
Oreo-Inspired Tape Measure Cover
Craftster user Serendipity got tired of looking at her plain old tape measure, so she whipped up this clever crocheted Oreo-inspired cover for it. You could also try this technique and make chocolate chip ice cream sandwich, a hamburger, etc. Fun! Link.
HOW TO – Blind Hem Jeans
The BurdaStyle site features a helpful photo tutorial on how to blind hem your jeans. I’m dying to try this technique out on my next way-too-long pair. Link.
Embroidered Baby Blanket
From the CRAFT Flickr pool comes this pic of a baby quilt made by Melissss. The patterns and colors are playful and cute on their own, but the embroidered and personalized panel really makes this quilt extra special. Link.
Twinkle’s Weekend Knits – Win a Free Book!
For all you fashion lovers out there, Wenlan Chia has a new book out called Twinkle’s Weekend Knits: 20 Fast Designs for Fun Getaways. Her first book, Twinkle’s Big City Knits, was a big hit and one of my favorite knitting books of all time. In this second book, she uses again her signature chunky […]